Andrew Kosich sat down at his desk as negative thoughts circled through his mind. He needed to do something with these thoughts to get them out of his head and share them with the world, so he wrote them down, before they had a chance to slip away. Suddenly a couplet popped into his head, born from the thoughts he had written down.

Kosich, a Revere junior, started writing poetry this past summer. He has continued to do so throughout the school year. He had no prior experience with writing poetry before he started in 2015.

Kosich described the process behind his poetry writing.

“I will just have a line or a couplet pop into my head sometimes, and if I like it I will try to write a poem around it. People say it’s best to take the line you have, throw it away, and then make the whole poem say that one line,” Kosich said.

Revere English teacher and published writer Joseph Susick mentioned how he is involved in Kosich’s poetry writing.
“I am [Kosich]’s current English teacher and he had approached me with a stack of his poetry to read and review. I was able to look through a good majority of his work,” Susick said.

Susick commented on how Kosich’s writing style is unique among poets.

“[Kosich] has a profound sense of rhythm and beat. I told him yesterday that it would maybe benefit him to start writing song lyrics. His poetry fits in more with today’s style of music than it does poetry,” Susick said.

Revere senior and musician Dashiel Rowland described how he has helped Kosich begin his poetry.

“I remember telling [Kosich] about how I was getting back into music and showing him a few of the things I had written and that seemed to spark some interest. [Kosich] showed me some things he put together about a week later,” Rowland said.

Kosich mentioned how Rowland has influenced his writing.

“[Rowland] has helped me a lot, he’s the person I show my poems to first, so he gives me feedback and we spitball on how to make them better,’ Kosich said.

Rowland explained how he has helped Kosich develop his poetry.

“[I have] definitely weighed in my opinions and advice in regards to the stuff [Kosich has] sent me. [I have] introduced him to many deep and analytical writers within the music realm,” Rowland said.

Rowland expressed how he thinks Kosich will succeed with his poems in the future.

“[Kosich] is a hard-working and smart kid and I could easily see him finding success with his writing. A work ethic and a targeted audience is all it really requires,” Rowland said.

Susick said he thinks Kosich will be successful with his poetry writing.

“I think that [Kosich] could find a career in writing for sure if he keeps working at it and is open to changing up his style further down the road,” Susick said.

With the support of his friends and family, Kosich will attempt to make a career with his interesting style of poetry writing.