Quote of the Week:
“I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” 
-Joan Didion

And What of Society

By Militza

It’s often said, that one should smell a flower 

but what if the beauty lies within the thorn

a rose subsides to a strong april shower

but the spike defies nature’s scorn

And perhaps the wisest of us all is a child

untamed, untouched and unabashedely soft

the world is ours, beguiled and wild

yet, curiosity is discouraged so oft

But who is clever in the grand scheme

the mild complacent or the fierce maverick

what occurs when one runs full steam

away from a life that moves too quick

Perhaps it is best to have quiet picnics in the snow

and amongst the ice observe the sunset’s golden glow

Space

by matt healey

Cold coffee abandoned on marble

Hum of fridge increasing

Silence

Cold dim light streams through window

Onto neat dusty countertop

Photos and drawings ring

Echo of life scarce

Finding respite

In confinement

I need to let out the cat

Storm 

By Elise Wang

drip

drip drip drip

dripdrippitydripdripdripdrip

Light has fallen asleep. Mother dropped a 

blanket of ashes over the sailing skies. I yawn. 

Heavenly dew parts from above to nourish my dusty throat. 

My eyelids gravitate towards the earth, but the back of my mind 

tells me to watch. And listen. So I do. It is strange how time always 

devours me when I kindly leave it be. Tick, tock, tick—somewhere in the

land of pirates, the dark tides are rising to conquer—tock. My toes stir

up my very own whirlpool of sludge. Then it pulls me under. I raise my

gaze, as the sailing skies become a symphony. Woodwinds whistle 

freely through my earth-drenched hair. The base drums 

sound-the hour has come. I wish to hear

the full length of Mother’s

symphony

but my

eardrums fully 

object. So I rise and go back.

Crescendo. The symphony goes on- it is 

a wondrous but icy song. I can feel my bones,

Thrilling and shaking with every thrill. My right hand

grips the frosty doorknob. The Great War has begun—

BOOMCRACKBOOMBOOMCRACKBOOMBOOM...How

strange- there are constellations flickering on the back

of my eyelids. There is molten steel dripping from

my ears. There are needles ricocheting

within my skull. What is

happening? As

quickly as it

started,

it is over.

Light has awoken.

The symphony has ended. 

The War has struck its final blow. And

 I, brave soldier, return from battle in triumphant

 victory. As I glance back at the lonely battlefield, now bare

and silent, reminiscent thoughts engulf me. I remember green leaves

trembling as they wept for tomorrow, and lush meadow grasses sending

fragrant love notes to each other through the tear-streaked air. I remember

watching Mother drop blanket after blanket of ashes on to sailing skies, and 

how the whole world hushed down to watch Light fall in to sweet dreams.

Oh, how I wish to hear that symphony with my own ears again, and 

fight bravely in that beautiful War, just to feel the wood-

winds through my hair once more. Tick--somewhere

in the land of pirates the dark tides

have ceased to conquer—tock.

dripdripdrippitydrip

It's going to be bold...
It's going to be breathtaking...
It's going to be beautiful...
It's going to be... the second round of E.S.Say Creative Writing!!
WHA BAM! KA POW!
*fireworks explode all around you as you become overwhelmed with the desire to read poetry*

Quote of the Week:
''There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.''
Maya Angelou

Writers' Week IndieGogo: ESA's first Festival of Canadian Authors

Writers' Week: ESA's first Canadian Festival of Authors, Jan 19th to 23rd, 2015.

Over the course of four days, every student at ESA will have the opportunity to spend time in a workshop or presentation session with a local Canadian author. 

In total, we have 12 Visiting Authors coming in to do 19 individual sessions with students. 

• Help support the ESA Library and English Departments bring this wonderful experience to ESA. 

• Support our Indiegogo campaign: http://igg.me/at/ESAWritersWeek2015

• Please also spread the word on your social networks.

THANKS

Ms. Wray and Mr. Batten