Florence is moved to poetry by a couple of breakups in high school, and then finds enlightenment in France. And then decides, eh, France was just okay.

Karen nearly fails a class in high school trying to finish her novel, in which a troubled young girl gets mixed up with speed.

Matt discovers poetry, looks at the Shakespeare's sonnets, and thinks, eh, I could do better. Also, politics.

Demka works out her orchestra-crush by writing her feelings into a novel. Her first boyfriend reads it, and marries her.

Briana's school assignment becomes a trilogy. Emotions run high as telepaths fight with demon swords.

Ethan finds his voice in slam poetry, processes the loss of old friends, and finds some things work better on the page.

Phoebe makes strides to stay an individual while balancing two high schools and a library gig. Parents magazine proves invaluable.

Melissa discovers poetry, rocks out to black sabbath, and eats some low-cal hearts.

Luke learns a meaningful lesson from a clown in an elevator that helping the elderly is not an activity meant to benefit him. Well, maybe the lesson takes a few years to sink in. Also featuring Luke's older brother, Chris.

Kalila writes a semi-autobiographical book for NaNoWriMo, gets feedback from an idol, and is forced to decide between being Proust or Bukowski. Warning: This episode has content that may be triggering, as it contains references to suicide.