Spotlight Writer: Liz Kameen
January 12, 2022
Senior Liz Kameen was first introduced to literature at a young age by her Uncle Paul.
“My Uncle Paul’s poetry and essay novels inspired me from a young age and encouraged my dive into creative writing,” Liz said.
My Uncle Paul’s poetry and essay novels inspired me from a young age and encouraged my dive into creative writing.” — Senior Liz Kameen
The literature that first impacted her was Linda Urban’s “A Crooked Kind of Perfect.” She says it changed her life and helped her envision a career in literature. Liz later started writing in seventh grade after reading Laura Gilpin’s “Two-headed Calf,” and was shocked by how such few words could impact a reader. She said that her preferred writing style is poetry as it provides a platform to express herself in a way formal essays do not.
“This poem [“Two-headed Calf”] sparked my interest in creative writing, specifically free verse poetry,” Liz said.
Liz said that she’s had many inspiring English teachers in high school such as Mr. Evan Bates, Mr. Bryan Pol and Mrs. Leslie Lordi. They have all taught her different aspects of writing, like diving deeper into the meaning of a topic or improving her writing stylistically.
“Liz is a mature and sophisticated writer but always manages to make her writing easy for everyone to read,” said Mrs Lordi.
The people who are her biggest inspiration though, will always be her father and her Uncle Paul.
“They encouraged me to follow the path of an English degree, while others ridiculed the idea of it,” Liz said.
Liz has taken AP English Literature and Composition, Effective Writing and has been involved in the Journalism program for three years. She wants to major in English with a concentration in pre-law in undergraduate school and eventually would like to attend law school.
