The Lonely Mountain V
by Nadia (6th grade)
The lonely mountain stands there
All she wants is a companion
She dreams of having a little mountain by her side
She says, “Come over, little mountain!”
The lonely mountain feels upside down
The lonely mountain stands there
Waiting
Who Are You, Letter U?
by Tiffany (6th grade)Who are you, letter U?
Perhaps part of a roller coaster?
Oh the joyous, frightful screams
of your riders
All you want is peace
Nostalgic for when you were
a scrap of metal
No yells or screams
Who Are you, Q?
by Joyslyn (6th grade)A bomb, pressed against the bag of a
soldier, running in fire
A portal, a brave one starts to step in
A bowl of rice, with a trusty spoon by your side
A pool, with a high diving board
An onion ring from Burger King
Until we meet again, Q!
You don’t know me, I don’t know you!
2017
Sky Clouds Make a Picture
The Louis Armstrong Middle School, Q227 Bronx, NY
Amina Henry, writer‐in‐residence
Amina Henry is a Brooklyn-based playwright and educator. Recent local productions include PS (Ars Nova), Little Rapes (The New Group/Long Island University), and The Johnsons (JACK). Her work has been produced, developed by, and/or presented by: Atlantic Theatre, The New Group, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, The Flea, Page 73, Project Y Theatre, National Black Theater, Little Theater at Dixon Place, The Brooklyn Generator, The Brick, HERE Arts Center, The Cell: a 21st Century Salon, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in the 2013 Black Swan Lab Series (Ashland, OR), Kitchen Dog Theater (Dallas, TX), and HERO Theatre (Los Angeles, CA), among other organizations. She was a 2017-18 recipient of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Space Residency and is a 2018 recipient of a space residency at Dixon Place. She is a member of the Women's Project 2022-24 Lab and an affiliate artist at New Georges. She is currently an adjunct lecturer at Brooklyn College and SUNY Albany. She is also a teaching artist for Teachers & Writers Collaborative and the Hunts Point Alliance for Children.
