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The Fenn Voice celebrates the “Power of Voice” through short stories, spoken word, poetry, narrative and literary writing pieces, video productions, podcasts, and works of music, craft and art. The Fenn Voice includes TheFennVoice.org website and “The Fenn Lantern,” a printed magazine, published in the Fall and Winter, as well as print books for the end-of-year Travers Writing Contest Anthology. All students, faculty, staff & alumni are welcome to submit individual pieces through The Fenn Voice Portal that reflect the unique and enduring voices of our Fenn community.

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Upper School Voices

Class of 2023 Class of 2024

Winter Crows

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Max Yerid, Class of 2023 The crows set still among the darkened grass; A once rare sight now commonplace, and now The weather chills and darkness creeps sooner. Clouds cover skies once ripe with colors bright And sprawling life....

Death Fish

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Paul Trotto, Class of 2023 Under the waves lies the feisty blue fish Ruler of the shallows, coward to the sea Scup or minnows, neither stand but a chance The schools of blue fish ravage the calm bay The blue fish are the kings for a reason No matter the strength of...

Swashbuckle Surprises

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Charlie O'Brien, Class of 2023 The sea is deep and vast with dark lone fish. Gloomy creatures fill the chilling depths; Succulent seaweed flows effortlessly; Coral and rocks razor-sharp edges. Grains of sand setting the ground with beauty Waves crashing beneath the...

Golden Hour

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Harry Lavoie, Class of 2023 Above the blue is a golden skyline Below the blue is a world that’s not mine The ocean is the blue that coats the world Inhabited by creatures of all size A deep and mysterious world it is We don’t always know where the bottom is Our...

The Mystery of Death

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

~Jackson Kilmartin Fenn Class 2023 A bullet pierces a human torso A lady with cancer breathes her last breath A car rams a person crossing the street A building collapses on an old man A tsunami washes away all life A shark gobbles up a little child A man poisons the...

The Supermarket

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Charlie Gillick, Class of 2023 The boiling summer sun beats down upon A thriving supermarket down below. It looms above all of the other stores, Full of all kinds of healthy food and drinks. Part of the plan to try attracting crowds. The plan has worked, it’s very...

A Fight at the Game

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

~Akshaj Ghanta, Class of ‘23 It was the day of the Christmas game and fans Piled in to cheer their team. The air was tense And people debate who's going to win the game. The teams were rivals and fans were enemies. The game began the Celts prevail and lead. The...

A Walk in the Forest

by fennvoice | April 16, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Tommy Doherty Fenn Class 2023 The forest is a dark and scary place Tall oak trees never coming to a end Creatures running all around the forest Chance of dying any minute in there Water traveling fast down the wide stream Strange noises coming from all around you...

Life is All About Values

by fennvoice | April 6, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Will Manchuso, Class of 2023 The cool breeze whistles through the open field. The fog stretches miles on this day. The infield dirt is crackled from the cold Snow layered atop it for several months. The outfield grass slick and wet from the Melt snow that is now...

Emerald Bridge

by fennvoice | April 6, 2023 | Class of 2023, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Parker Reesey, Class of 2024 I stand on the brink between life and death A fabulous, gleaming emerald bridge For one side is hued with darkness like ink, the other with light and morality. The chance I have to be standing here now, An option to be assumed untroubled....

Family Dynamics

by fennvoice | March 1, 2023 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~Cedric Lin, Class of 2024 Traumatic situations can often transform the dynamics of a family. The memoir, Night, takes place in 1941 and tells the story of 15 year old Elie Wiesel who grows up in the small village of Sighet in Hungary. As his story progresses,...

New Dynamics

by fennvoice | March 1, 2023 | Class of 2024, Literature | 0 Comments

~Joe Galante, Class of 2024 Sometimes, certain experiences cause people to alter their ideas about what is valuable or important in life. In the memoir, Night, by Elie Wiesel, Elie exemplifies how the cruel experiences in the camps change his ideas about what he...

Kindness through Darkness

by fennvoice | March 1, 2023 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~James Collin, Class of 2024 Kindness and generosity can exist in times of cruelty and suffering. The book Night, by Elie Wiesel, illustrates the author's experiences in the concentration camps during World War 2. Throughout the entire memoir, there are many examples...

Creating a Community

by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~Eli Stiga, Class of 2024 Keeping Each Other Accountable and Together “Respect is one of life’s greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don’t have that?” ~Marilyn Monroe When I first started to learn about responsibilities and respect, I thought...

Caring and Citizenship

by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

Sam Oblak, Class of 2023 The Pillars of Character Every good citizen adds to the strength of an nation ~Gordon B. Hinckley When my morning starts I subconsciously think, “what will I be today?” I have an answer to that question, and though I may not think it directly,...

Being Friends

by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~Cooper Walton, Class of 2023 “Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.” ~Ally Condie It’s always the English class that really gets the gears of my head turning. Struggling...

Making the Right Decisions

by fennvoice | December 20, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~Owen Beauvais, Class of 2024 The Pillars of Character “You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities.” ~Paul Collier The weight of the world is on my shoulders. School is incredibly stressful and on top of that, I am playing four sports...

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

~Parker Reesey, Class of 2023 A literary reflection on the life of Arnold Spirit Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor.~Arnold Spirit Hope is as rare as a pegasus in the mind of Arnold...

A New Viewpoint

by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

Read House, Class of 2023 The struggle to find humanity in poverty “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” |– Winston Churchill Arnold Spirit’s life has been a climb harder than Mount Everest. Beginning with poverty and...

Junior’s Shared Struggle

by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

Charles Gillick, Class of 2023 Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle. All life demands struggle.~Napoleon Hill Living in a poor town on a Washington State reservation, a kid seeks to find hope. This boy’s name is Junior. However,...

Taking the First Step

by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

Akshaj Ghanta, Class of 2023 A story of overcoming adversity “Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.” ~Roy T. Bennett Nothing great in life comes without adversity. For me, this meant being able to dive into new experiences. When I was...

Success

by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

Tommy Doherty, Class of 2023 “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” ~Aristotle With many important things on my mind, reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, wasn't at the top of my list....

Stress

by fennvoice | November 4, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

Penn Boger, Class of 2024 https://youtu.be/hCHWnYZtkGU

Time Trials

by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

~Max Yerid, Class of 2023 An uphill-running battle If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.~Fred DeVito Challenge is a plague to us all. The amount of times that I’ve done something without any form of adversity is slim to none. Whether I’m in the classroom,...

Hard Times

by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

~Jackson Kilmartin, Class of 2023 Starting from behind Hard work pays off, whatever you do-Dustin Lynch Hard work is so much more than one hour, one day or one week. If it wasn’t for hard work I would not be in the place I am today. I started hockey as a 6th grader,...

A Perfect Passion

by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

~Charlie Hood, Class of 2024 The Most Beautiful Game Skills are cheap. Passion is priceless.~Gary Vaynerchuk Passion isn't made, it's discovered. The deep gash from life will beat you down. But under the cuts and bruises lies someone who is passionate; one so...

It May Seem Impossible

by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2023 | 0 Comments

~Will Manchuso, Class of 2023 Finding the Will “You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.”~Walt Disney Overcoming adversity is not a skill everyone possesses. Adversity didn't effect my life until one...

Concerned

by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~George Gao, Class of 2024 One minute to get rid of it https://youtu.be/TSZ7oN5t5Vg

Stirrings of Love

by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~Henry Paterson, Class of 2024 Poet X: Xiomara & Aman “Read me a poem, X? I want to remember your voice when I think about tonight”~Elizabeth Acevedo, Poet X In the novel The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, Xiomara’s relationship with Aman is important, because Aman...

X & Twin

by fennvoice | October 31, 2022 | Class of 2024 | 0 Comments

~Owen Spring, Class of 2024 Twin asks me if I’m ok. And my arms don’t know which one they want to become: a beckoning hug, or falling anvils~Elizabeth Acevedo, Poet X Poet X: How a relationship at home matters In the Poet X by Elizabeth Acevado, Xiomara’s relationship...

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My Mirror

by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2026 | 0 Comments

~Renzo Ma, Class of 2026 I just bought I just bought A new mirror A new mirror My beautiful face My beautiful face Is reflecting back at me— CRACK!...

At Uncle John’s

by fennvoice | October 20, 2022 | Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Milo Davis, Class of 2025 My brother, Dan, and I lived in the small town of Melville, North Carolina with our parents. On a hot day in August both...

Why Couldn’t Casey Do This?

by fennvoice | October 18, 2022 | Class of 2026 | 0 Comments

~Matt Greco, Class of 2026 There wasn’t much joy in the Greenville air that day, Though the sun was shining bright and the trees danced a slow sway....

Ukraine

by fennvoice | October 18, 2022 | Class of 2026 | 0 Comments

~Landon Cleary, Class of 2026 Bombs fall Bridge fall Dark bomb shelter Gunshots Children fall This shouldn’t be normal. No food. Men...

One-Sided Conversation

by fennvoice | October 14, 2022 | Class of 2025 | 0 Comments

~Nate Lyons, Class of 2025 Hello? Are you there? Guys? Texts. Messages. Calls. All unanswered. Anyone? You said you could call today. Why aren’t you...

The Oppressor

by fennvoice | October 14, 2022 | Class of 2026 | 0 Comments

~Michael Frahm, Class of 2026 I am Sean and I would like to tell you my story. It started out in a tavern in the city slums and as I sat there some...

Lower School Voices

Class of 2027 Class of 2028

Superbowl XXXIV

by fennvoice | March 28, 2023 | Class of 2027, Poetry | 0 Comments

~Andrew Bates, Class of 2027 The titans win in the AFC, off to the Super Bowl they go Fighting their way through injury, hail and snow Against the mighty rams, What do the titans have to show? The ram’s defense was as hard as stone That crazy February day Until the...

My Weird Morning

by fennvoice | March 28, 2023 | Class of 2027, Journal | 0 Comments

~Henry VerHage, Class of 2027 I woke up at 7:00 this morning and something felt weird but I couldn’t quite place my finger on it. Wed, Jan 11, 2023* “Hmm,” I thought to myself. Anyway I just went back to my normal morning routine; change into the dress code,...

Sadness

by fennvoice | March 28, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Andrew Bates, Class of 2028 Sadness Is A remorseful word Pain and death linger throughout the letters An everlasting fight against the world no hope You can’t win But that’s not true Your brain says You will lose I say You can beat… Sadness

Writing Tic Tack Toe

by fennvoice | February 9, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

-Dominic Puntin, Class of 2027 The Great Squeaker, the First Constellation In ancient times, if you were born under the Great Squeaker, the First Constellation, it was said that you would be a loving, kind, and very loud human being. You would be brave and...

Look Around

by fennvoice | January 26, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

J.D. Souza, Class of 2027 Crowded city, packed with people Tall buildings hanging over your head Street performers dancing to the sound of music Different types of Stores all around filled with excitement Food stands that smell so good People dressed up as movie...

Messed Up Backpack

by fennvoice | January 19, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

by Robert Collings, Class of 2027 In my tiny backpack, I found… A big, blue wristband stinking and waiting to be washed again A decomposing, blood-red leaf saying Goodbye cruel world! An almost-empty bag of Cheetos saying EAT MEEEEEE! My fake wallet untouched waiting...

Look Around

by fennvoice | January 19, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

by J.D. Souza, Class of 2027 Crowded city, packed with people Tall buildings hanging over your head Street performers dancing to the sound of music Different types of Stores all around filled with excitement Food stands that smell so good People dressed up as movie...

My Smelly Buddies

by fennvoice | January 19, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

by Thomas Carroll, Class of 2027 My helmet, the most important thing in my bag My gloves, equivalent to a nuclear bomb in stench That’s why I tell people to clench their nose It could take down an entire civilization Or is that just my imagination? My skates, my...

Paintball Thriller

by fennvoice | January 11, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Tommy Belin, Class of 2027 Ratttttttttttttttttat…..! “Was that auto fire”? I say. “That was like a lawn mower engine.” I peek around the building – BOOM, BOOM – paint splatters on the wall. ...

Mission Trout

by fennvoice | January 11, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Bode Johnson, Class of 2027 The story that I’m about to tell you, takes place at Walden Pond state park 3 days before winter break ends. My dad and I had just parked, at 7:34 AM. We walked down a path that led us to our secret fishing...

Look Around

by fennvoice | January 11, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~J.D, Souza, Class of 2027 Crowded city, packed with people Tall buildings hanging over your head Street performers dancing to the sound of music Different types of Stores all around filled with excitement Food stands that smell so good People dressed up as movie...

My Smelly Buddies

by fennvoice | January 11, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Thomas Carroll, Class of 2027 My helmet, the most important thing in my bag My gloves, equivalent to a nuclear bomb in stench That’s why I tell people to clench their nose It could take down an entire civilization Or is that just my imagination My skates, my wheels...

The Impossible Game

by fennvoice | January 11, 2023 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Andrew Bates, Class of 2027 How do you win an impossible game? How do you get out of incredible shame? How to tell the difference between glory and pain? The answer is one and the same. So like the spider said to the fly, As the latter let out a sigh, “Why accept...

First Time

by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Tommy Belin, Class of 2027 Powder Ice And lots of it Falling Trying to get up Failing, trying. It’s hard Never giving up Feeling bad for my self But that does nothing for me Try to go from toe edge to Heel edge. Fall on my butt Hurts a lot I feel like I should never...

Traffic

by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Bode Johnson, Class of 2027 Traffic, traffic, traffic I hate traffic Do you hate traffic? Because traffic is… traffic!!!!!! In traffic you sit in your seat for hours Days, months, year’s, and even decades traffic can be caused by random things like old people! and...

P-47

by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Robert Collings, Class of 2027 The clouds scream as the plane runs through the sky The engine roars The propeller cuts the air The air runs, trying to get of the way The stick faints and falls The plane rolls Machine Guns roar The engine gets mad The propeller...

Ode to My Shoes

by fennvoice | November 1, 2022 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Conor Kennedy, Class of 2027 Oh, my cool lovely shoes I love wearing you You help me run so fast I don’t know how i live Oh, my cool lovely shoes You are the coolest shoes i know You are amazing so much I like you for everything Oh, my cool lovely shoes I can take...

Halloween

by fennvoice | October 27, 2022 | Class of 2028 | 0 Comments

~Alex Goldberg, Class of 2022 White Ghosts peeking out of every dark corner Brave Superheroes, creepy monsters and terrifying skeletons roaming the crowded streets Houses covered with huge sticky cobwebs and spiders Every House has jack o lanterns gleaming with bright...

The Pond

by fennvoice | October 16, 2022 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~Bode Johnson, Class of 2027 I step into the mud and it mumbles and moansI see fish competitively racing one another Then geese come out of nowhere a whole gang of them stepsand scolds at meChunky bullfrogs make farting noises like 5 year olds Old car...

That First Day

by fennvoice | October 14, 2022 | Class of 2027 | 0 Comments

~J.D. Souza, Class of 2027 BOOM! We are going to the beach… Get ready. The door opens. i jump out of the boat into the water. i hear builts wheezing past me. I hear screaming behind me like a pack of wolves when there's a full moon. I see soldiers gasping for air,...

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A Tough Way to Learn

by fennvoice | December 19, 2022 | Alumni | 0 Comments

~George Yerid, Class of 2023 A poverty-stricken boy fights hardships for an education “Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.”~Robert H. Schuller I didn’t exactly expect to write a wordy essay about The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, the...

Three Peat

by fennvoice | October 28, 2022 | Alumni | 0 Comments

~Andre Vlahakis, Class of 2019 https://youtu.be/ezR0V4tohpk

A Praise to Fenn

by fennvoice | October 26, 2022 | Alumni, Class of 2022 | 0 Comments

How the Fenn Community has Shaped Me ~Will O’Brien, Class of 2022 Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.Helen keller I came into the Fenn community pretty much alone. I was the only 8th grader coming into a brand new community, and only knew two kids...

Dreams

by fennvoice | October 26, 2022 | Alumni, Class of 2022 | 0 Comments

~Baze Kalisa, Class of 2022 Green pastures everywhere No tree or plant in sight Look and wonder and stare Thoughts in my head ignite time freezes around me Not even a whisper heard I finally feel free( And Then I see a herd Buffaloes eating grass Horizon before me In...

Telemachus

by fennvoice | October 26, 2022 | Alumni | 0 Comments

~Lyle Waldeck, Class of 2022 The sun went down. The world was dark. To find the crown, The ship was parked He left the shore On a wooden ship; Athena shows him more He sets upon on a trip They shake his hand, But have no trust. They fear his plans, So nice they...

A Trip into the Woods

by fennvoice | October 26, 2022 | Alumni | 0 Comments

Reflecting on & overcoming fear, and joy ~Aiden LaCamera, Class of 2022 Don't give in to your fears. If you do,you won't be able to talk to your heart.~Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist It was Sunday night, I was tossing and turning, throwing my pillow at the...

The Ocean

by fennvoice | October 25, 2022 | Alumni | 0 Comments

~Justin Graf, Class of 2022 In their last moments, people show you who they really are ~Heath Ledger, The Joker People appreciate their lives much more when they’re minutes away from death. In July, 2021 I took a trip to Martha’s Vineyard with my friend, Noah, for a...

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Remember the Time

by fennvoice | October 26, 2022 | Faculty & and Staff | 0 Comments

~John Fitzsimmons, English Write what you know…~Mark Twain I don’t always practice what I preach, especially when it comes to the simple, unaffected, and ordinary “journal entry.” Much of my reticence towards the casual journal entry is the public nature of posting...

Mangia “man-ja”

by fennvoice | October 25, 2022 | Faculty & and Staff | 0 Comments

~David Duane, Science Mangia Eat! I ain’t hungry. That’s ok, I’ll make some pasta. Mangia. Eat! Midnight specialties of Veal Marsala Pork Modena Ravioli, tortolini, Prepared with the finest homemade sauce and meatballs. Mangia! The remedy for any ailment, As...

Swimming in the Happy Isles

by fennvoice | October 25, 2022 | Faculty & and Staff | 0 Comments

~David Duane, Science I.I have landed,A bit unfurled,Ready,To change the world.Idealism, emotions,Dynamic eyes with dilated holeFuel the adventure,And nourish the soul. Gonna dive right in,And swim some strokes.Ah… ooooh… ouch… uhfSkinned knees & elbows.Not deep...

Crayons

by fennvoice | October 24, 2022 | Faculty & and Staff | 0 Comments

~Peter Bradley, Math I wanted a box of 64 crayons, one of every hue I got a box of 8, now what to do Blue – the sky on a warm spring day, or the color of the ocean at the beach Black – the color of sadness, or the sky on a moonless night Brown – chocolate chip...

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