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Home is the Book with Letters
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Agora Arts
Agora Arts is a contemporary fine craft gallery located in the heart of beautiful downtown Decorah, Iowa. Agora has been connecting art and artists to the people of the Driftless since 1992, carrying the work of 200+ talented American artists – including lovely art, jewelry, pottery, prints, sculpture, and more. A brainchild of Decorah native and Luther College grad, Gail Bolson-Magnuson, Agora is most definitely a must-stop spot on any visit to Decorah.
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The melodic, sweet sound
Of wrinkled pages flipping
Is music to my ears.
Soaking up every word written
On those torn, yellowed pages
The musty scent of knowledge
Filled my nostrils.
Emily Dickinson wrote
“Hope is the thing with feathers.”
Well, for me
Home is the book with letters.
Live a thousand lives
Walk millions of miles
Return home after each day
Full of adventure.
Hot tears slip down my cheeks
Laughter bubbles in my throat
Fear piles in my stomach
The world can swarm and blur
All around me
Into chaos
I couldn’t care less
For it’s just me
In a book
Right at home.
Charlotte Yu
Charlotte is a sixth grader who enjoys writing poetry as well as other creative writing. Her other favorite hobbies include ice skating, acting, playing saxophone and piano, and reading.
We created Future Focused, a new Inspire(d) column written by pre-teens and teens, to help give the next generation an opportunity to share their voices. Partnering with Dana Hogan, the Extended Learning Program teacher at Decorah Middle School, we offered prompts around the question, “What feels like home?” Students submitted some really great work, and five were chosen for this Inspire(d). You can read all the Future Focused pieces published so far at iloveinspired.com/category/future-focused. Here’s to Listening to the Next Generation! – Aryn
