In alphabetical order by first name, here are the writers whose contributions appear in this poem:

Adri, De Pere; A.K., Guilford High School; Allison, Oaks Christian Academy, South Korea; Allison, San Diego; Alyssa, John Battle High School, Bristol, Va.; Amanda, Jose Marti STEM Academy; Amaris, WBHS; Angel, ISKL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Anonymous G, Simprug; Angelo, Golf Middle School; Anushka, Monroe Woodbury Middle School, New York; Anushka, Orange County; Aria, The Athenian School; Auguste, BFA, St. Albans, Vt.; Ava, California; Ben, Mercersburg, Pa.; Camille, Sacramento, Calif.; Carli, Perkiomenville, Pa.; Carmine, Greenwich, Conn.; Celia, Cary High School; Cherese, De Pere, Wis.; Christopher, WBHS, West Bloomfield; Cora, Chicago; Cricket, Mercersburg, Pa.; Elizabeth, De Pere; Ella, Wisconsin; Ellie, Cary HS, North Carolina; Emma, International School of Kuala Lumpur; Emily, Farmington, Maine; Emily, Hunterdon Central HS in Flemington, N.J.; Fares, California; Grace, Hoggard High School, Wilmington, N.C.; Gracie, Rio Americano High School; Isabelle, North Carolina; Ismini, Atlanta; Jeremy, Jose Marti STEM Academy, Union City, N.J.; Jhanelle, City Charter High School; Julia, Guilford, Conn.; Josh, Cary High School; Kate, Syracuse, N.Y.; Katelynn, De Pere, Wis.; Kevin, Jose Marti STEM Academy, Union City; Kevin, Jose Marti STEM Academy, Union City, N.J.; Lillian, MS88 middle school, New York City; Luami, Jose Marti STEM Academy; Lucinda. Prospectsierra, Calif.; Luna, De Pere; Macie, De Pere; Margaux, Santa Fe; Marian, Jose Marti Stem Academy; Melinda, De Pere, Wis.; Mohamed, Jose Marti Stem Academy; Mylo, De Pere Middle School; Nai, Indonesia; Netra, Mallya Aditi International School; Nicholas, Bronx, N.Y.; Nick, Bronx, N.Y.; Noor, International School of Kuala Lumpur; Paris, Sacramento; Penelope, J.R. Masterman, Philadelphia; Perla, California; Remi, Julia R. Masterman, Philadelphia; Riley, Guilford, Conn.; Riley, California; Roya, MS 88, New York; Sabina, J.R. Masterman, Philadelphia; Sakura, Utah; Sam, Miami; Sejal, Cary HS; T, Pennsylvania; Tay, Bainbridge Island; Tor, Guilford, Conn.; Vasco, New York; Violet, Prospect Sierra, Calif.; Vivian, Rio Americano High School; Zoe, Cary High School

And, finally, thank you to our Learning Network readers, who helped choose the lines for this poem:

Shannon Doyne; Annissa Hambouz; Susan Josephs; Katherine Schulten