We have been so busy lately with unpacking and such, the kids haven't mentioned much about the activities they are missing back home.  They were very active in their youth groups and at the library and so forth.  So our local library, small as it is, has a Live Poet Society where teens meet weekly and discuss their writing.

The girls have gone twice now and are really enjoying themselves.  Each girl (currently there are no guys in the group) reads her writing assignment for that week.  They all discuss what they think about that writing & then move on to the next.  One of the librarians is a local published author.  He leads the discussion.  At the end, he will pick a topic to write on for the next week... their new assignment. 

The topic of the week is normally picked by the girls scanning the books of the young adult room.  It is normally an "interesting phrase".  The girls can write prose or poetry.  Examples of topics include "Can I risk lighting the candle?" and "He couldn't lock up the Bible.".  

I plan to begin posting the girls writings for this activity weekly... Check in later today... 

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