The Poetry of Kate Taylor

Can’t figure out the Wordle
Words
Brain
c’mon
think
word
combinations
green
yellow.
Words
Can’t figure out the Wordle
___

I’m holding his paw
Final
day
alive.
Tears.
Final
dog
doesn’t
know
Finality.
His paw, I’m holding

4/19/2024

Kate Taylor is a senior at Arrowhead Union High School in Wisconsin, where she enjoys numerous different writing challenges each day. She chose to write one rather simple and relatable Skinny—trying to solve the Wordle, and one more solemn, emotional piece—about the passing of a beloved pet. Other than writing, Taylor enjoys dancing and spending time with friends.

A Skinny by Rachael Reidy

Solar eclipse, the disturbance of the moon
darkens
concealment
dims
decline
darkness
overshadows
veil
extinguishing
darkness
The disturbance of the moon, solar eclipse

4/19/2024

Rachael Reidy is a junior at Arrowhead Union High School in Wisconsin. She chose to write about the Solar Eclipse, since just recently, on April 8th, 2024, the total solar eclipse was shown upon us once again. Other than writing, Reidy enjoys spending most of her time outdoors, especially during the summer with friends and family.

Two Skinnys by Drayke Rahebi

Arcs and Sparks
fusion
paying
off,
hours
fusion
fit-up
penetration
craftsmanship
fusion
Arcs and sparks.
___

Calving season has arrived
pairs
mornings
nights
breech
pairs
tagging
vaccinating
shaky
pairs
Calving season has arrived.

4/19/2024

Drayke Rahebi is a junior at Arrowhead Union High School. Rahebi is passionate about welding in and out of school, as well as working on the neighbor’s farm in Illinois. This is his first time writing in the Skinny poetry form. He proclaimed the Skinny form is short, sweet, and has deeper meaning than meets the eye. These poems were written for those in the welding and cattle industries.

The Poetry of Hannah Mueller

What a pill
Loneliness
sitting
waiting
screaming
Loneliness
Fine.
Indifference
encapsulated.
Loneliness
What. A. Pill.

4/19/2024

Hannah Mueller writes: “This poem is about my stepdad and the struggles he went through with using. It was really hard for my family to live with this when it was going on in our household. Through ups and downs, we all still stayed connected. Even through the hardest times, we still all loved each other and finally got him help.”

The Poetry of Rachel Makowski

The wall shaking
from
screams
doors
arguments
from
cries
leaving
loneliness
from
The shaking wall

4/19/2024

Rachel Makowski is a senior at Arrowhead Union High School. This is her first Skinny and she liked the style. She chose to write about two sides of divorce. Makowski likes to listen to music, read, and travel. 

The Poetry of Simeon Lakic

Will it ever stop?
Hate
Politics
killing
Racism’s
hate—
lying
mistreating
selfish
Hate
Will it ever stop?

4/19/2024

Simeon Lakic is a senior at Arrowhead Union High School. This is his first time ever writing a Skinny and he really enjoys the format. He chose to write about problems in the world that have been going on for so long and need to get resolved and stopped. Other than writing, Lakic likes to play hockey and golf and hanging out with friends.

“Kachow” by Sara Kopf

Kachow

I am Speed
fast
skilled
McQueen
lightning
fast
Confidence
Charisma
winning
fast
Speed, I am

4/19/2024

Sara Kopf is a senior at Arrowhead High School and in the fall will be attending MSOE to get a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She wrote this poem about the movie Cars, because she loves watching racing, and wants to become a racing engineer in the future. She also wanted to write a more upbeat poem to make people smile and laugh.

The Poetry of Owen Brueckner

The broke breadwinner
because
Politician
Lobbyer
Phlegmatic
because
Percentiles
Lines
Income
because
The breadwinner broke

4/19/2024

The Poetry of Danielle Ehnert

It’s only a cigarette
Smoke
Calm
Relaxed
Serene
Smoke
Stressed
Decay
Diseased
Smoke
It’s “only” a cigarette.

4/19/2024

Danielle (Dani) Ehnert is a junior at Arrowhead Union High School. She adores listening to music as well as writing stories and poems. In her leisure time, she is fond of taking walks, reading books, learning new languages, dancing, and singing. Ehnert wrote this poem to reveal the truth about smoking, from personal experience with her grandmother.

The Poetry of Ella Cutts

According to society,
Women:
Skinny
Fat
Stupid
Women:
Meant
For
Play
Women:
According to society
___

Those children should be playing,
Not
Working
For
Money.
Not
Pleasing
Older
Pigs.
Not
Playing, those children should be.

4/19/2024

Ella Cutts is a junior at Arrowhead Union High school. She loves writing stories, participating in theater, and singing in her spare time. She is very fond of movies and aspires to hopefully act, write, and/or direct a film of her own. Ella wrote the following poems in hopes of educating others on the hard truths of the world.