August 18, 2018

Ayla Radha Schultz (age 14)

TWO HAIKU

blame coarsely
tossed
house salad

 

 

 

her laugh
clinging to the chandelier
from 1942

from 2018 Rattle Young Poets Anthology

__________

Why do you like to write poetry?

Ayla Radha Schultz: “I love writing poetry because it helps me to take the obvious and focus on the small details that make it extraordinary.”

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August 12, 2017

Ayla Radha Schultz (age 10)

HAIKU

blue flowers
old lady watering
her misconceptions

from 2017 Rattle Young Poets Anthology

__________

Why do you like to write poetry?

Ayla Radha Schultz: “I love writing poetry because of the way it allows you to create a world in a few lines. I also like the fact that you can use words more loosely than when you are writing a story.”

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