
Silver Eyes
This piece was selected as an Honorable Mention in the First Chapters Contest, hosted in partnership with Penguin Random House and Electric Lit
Sierra J. Williams is a 12th grade student in Staten Island. She developed an interest in poetry and writing from a young age as an extension of her curiosity and artistic expression. Raised in a multicultural environment, she developed an empathetic, open-minded, and globally conscious lens on life. This contributed to her poetic perspective, which values the beauty in everything and everyone. Driven by a thirst for knowledge, she spends her time studying anything that intrigues her, dabbling in the arts, poetry, philosophy, and many languages. She hopes to attend a great college, and study the humanities, anthropology, and linguistics.
Virginia Woolf, Frieda Kahlo, Toni Morrison, S.E. Hinton
I learned from creating this collection that poems don’t have to be lengthy and verbose to leave their mark; they can be concise and short while still leaving the reader with something to remember, concepts to ponder, and things to feel. I had so much fun and truly learned to edit, self-reflect, and write with intent with the creation of this collection. I hope to continue learning how to blend photography and poetry.
This piece was selected as an Honorable Mention in the First Chapters Contest, hosted in partnership with Penguin Random House and Electric Lit
With the help of my mentor, Caitlin Chase, I was able to create a website using Cargo.com that would be both a portfolio of my favorite self-written poems and an outlet for creative expression.