“First Memories Poem” by Emmely Barreto

Wild Dog on the Streets: An Anthology from 826NYC Students at the Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology

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Wild Dog on the Streets: An Anthology from 826NYC Students at the Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology © 2022 by 826NYC and the authors. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.

First 826NYC edition July 2022

Manufactured in the United States of Brooklyn

979-8-88694-002-2

The writing in this book was produced in the 2021-2022 school year at 826NYC’s Young Writers Publish project at the Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology. The classes were run by Daniel Goulden and Jaydra Johnson with the support of Evan Rosenberg, Dan Burns, and Gabriela Gallegos.

Designed by Gil Andrei Fontimayor Edited and proofread by Hannah Garner, Shari Hazlett, Melody Serra, Hillary Tacuri, Chuckry Vengadam, and Oana Whaples.

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This program is supported by 826 National, the Amazon Literary Partnership, The Jane Friedman Anspach Family Foundation, Con Edison, The Find Your Light Foundation, The Hawkins Project, International Paper, The Rona Jaffe Foundation, The Kettering Family Foundation, The Minerva Foundation, The Resnick Family Foundation, The Yelp Foundation, and Youth, Inc. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The program is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. 826NYC is grateful to the many individuals who support our work. To see our full list of supporters or make a donation, please visit https://826nyc.org/donate-us/.

Special thanks to the Shippy Foundation and Urban Assembly for their support of 826NYC’s work at Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology.

826NYC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage the exploration of endless possibilities through the power of writing. Undefined by circumstance, our students build the skills to boldly write their own paths forward. We support new and exciting approaches to writing and inspire student engagement. And we foster generations of creative writers and thinkers, who together will define a better future.