To counter-balance the latest education reform: STEM STEM STEM , The Orange Island Arts Foundation presents our Spring issue of the Orange Island Review, a collection of poetry and artwork from high school students throughout the U.S. and edited entirely by a high school editorial staff. Here is a little Arts and Humanities to go with all that Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. STEAM STEAM STEAM Also included, an interview with Inaugural poet Richard Blanco concerning the power of poetry on an interdisciplinary level, and the winners of the South Florida High School Poetry...

This issue of the Orange Island Review is dark.

And while that darkness may rattle and unsettle the adults who read it, it is that very darkness that exposes the undercurrent of anxiety, fear, sadness and anger that the high-school poets showcased in this issue navigate on a daily basis.

The Gen Z poets compiled in this issue were born in an age of terrorism, global economic melt-down, catastrophic climate change, and a sense of community that is more screen time than social time. As such, the poetry in this issue reflects their concerns...