Reframing the perceptions of young adults with learning differences. CIP’s Reframe Art & Literary Magazine represents the combined efforts of the students at our six centers across the United States. This work encompasses the creativity, enthusiasm and vision of our amazing students with Autism, ADHD and other Learning Differences. Their stories, poems, art and photography evolve from their hearts and the unique way they experience the world.

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ReFRAME
Art & Literary
magazine
Created by the students of the
College Internship Program (CIP)
vol.2

2. Front cover art: “Dreams” – Rachel M., CIP Long Beach
“Sapphire waterfall” – Michael McManmon, CIP Founder
This is a 3-D multimedia project: paper collage with wiring supports.
It represents the dreaming girl sleeping in a bed after reading a book.
Dreams of adventures, travel and challenges ahead come to mind.

3. 1ReFrame – Art & Literary Magazine, vol.2
Thought Dreams
in the Realm of Reality
In a gilded frame,
we presume our knowledge.
A glimpsing sight of a single star,
spanning the solitary fringes of
Reality.
Is it not sophistic ornament
and decoration?
Remove your image from it’s frame
and embrace the dust upon
the damp gallery floor.
You are a part of the whole
and not merely one entity.
Yours are the misfortunes of your brothers.
To you belong the river rocks, tree-tops, textbooks,
and the valleys and mountains
to be discovered.
Reject rigid structures.
Stand up upon your shaking legs,
And REFRAME a new vision
from your
thought dreams in the
Realm of reality.
1969
Dr. Michael McManmon, CIP Founder

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“Sunflower” – Katrina H., CIP Berkshire

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Here To the College Internship Program
Here, I am at my best.
Here, I have passed each trial and test.
Here, I have succeeded.
Here, I have done what was needed.
Here, is a place that I belong.
Here, supports are always strong.
Here, I can see the shades of gray.
Here, I strive each and every day.
Here, I am finally reaching my dreams.
Here, is even more than what it seems.
Here, every aspect is of import.
Here, has become my safest fort.
Here, my life is on track.
Here, I learn from what I can’t take back.
Here, I can accomplish my goals.
Here, mountains become knolls.
Here, people listen to my voice.
Here, people let me make the choice.
Here, I found real friends for life.
Here, I have moved past most of my strife.
Here, is where I needed to be.
Here, is where I am truly me.
Here, I have excelled.
Here, it was worth it to be compelled.
Here, I am a part of something more.
Here, is forever rooted in my core.
Here, will always be more than just a name.
Here, has no need to search for fame.
Here, I am always prudent.
Here, I am a CIP student.
Ellen O., CIP Berkshire

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Flight of the Ego
I’m a fully-fledged and decked duelist,
Who packed a fool across a pool.
Who knew? A middle classed ghoul
Could hold a pack of wolves at bay
With just a stack of lacquered pieces of paper?
My Kat is boss
Which is a pet owner’s loss
People come around
To give up their pounds
Of broke compounds
For me to repair
While they are all snared
In my commune,
Which is higher than noon
Because I am a goon
Who works for your brood
All for food,
And for a life
Don’t forget the rife
That we got through aright.
Benjamin B., CIP Amherst

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“Sheeza“ – Jacky H., CIP Bloomington

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Cooperative painting – Erica F., Anna M., Ilene Spiewak, CIP Berkshire

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Elements
(A poem that came into being while listening
to the rain fall.)
The East Rain whispers the secrets of Earth
The beginning and end, death and rebirth
The West Wind carries the souls of the Past
Waiting and watching, the end comes at last.
The North Stone holds the start of Man
Leading time back to where it all began
The South Flame burns the bones of the Beast
Time starts again, the struggles have ceased.
Tea J., CIP Brevard

10. 8 ReFrame – Art & Literary Magazine, vol.2
Photograph from a workshop “Painting with Pazienza: Limited Palette, Unlimited Possibilites”.
CIP Berkshire students enjoy the opportunity to create original oil paintings with advice from
the Canadian artist Jennifer Pazienza. The workshop took place in conjunction with Jennifer’s
exhibit titled “Unearthed” at the Good Purpose Gallery in Lee, MA.

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“Flowers” – Michael G., CIP Berkshire

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“No hard feelings” – Aaron T., CIP Long Beach

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One Ring
It’s such a small thing,
That one little ring.
Yet it is the seed,
Of many a cruel deed.
Its inscriptions appear in fire,
The effects of its appearance are dire.
Its holders number eight in all:
Sauron, who lost it to Isildur, son of Elendil the Tall,
Déagol held it next, Sméagol killed him for it
From Sméagol, it came to Bilbo, the Hobbit,
Bilbo passed it on to Frodo, who with it had an adventure
Tom Bombadil held it then, and was unaffected by its lure
Back to Frodo it was given, until with Shelob he came face to face
Samwise, O faithful Samwise, he took it then, to keep it safe.
Back again to Frodo it was returned, but Gollum, He-who-was-once-Sméagol
Violently he reclaimed his Precious, that thing, that ring, he treasured above all
But then from the edge he slipped, he and the ring plummeted into fire, into ruin
They landed in the boiling lava, in dreaded Mount Doom, in Orodruin.
It was such a small thing,
That one little ring.
Yet it was the seed,
Of many a cruel deed.
Lindsay M., CIP Amherst

14. 12 ReFrame – Art & Literary Magazine, vol.2
The Mockingbird
The Mockingbird, of niceness, sings
to every single child.
Her lullaby; oh very sweet,
can even calm the riled.
The Mockingbird had learn’d her songs
from Mother Dear, of late,
who’d taught the songs of history,
to just commemorate.
The Mockingbird will practice on.
Her voice will rise above.
Despair is heard throughout her tunes
but they’ll be sung with love.
The Mockingbird will share her songs,
for generations, next,
and all will know of Mother Dear,
who ain’t in any text.
The Mockingbird shall always sing
for only children’s ears.
Her lullaby; in their dreams,
will keep away their fears
Ellen O., CIP Berkshire

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Watercolor – Tamires P., CIP Berkshire

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Haiga – Tai B., CIP Berkshire
orange flames
the sky ignited
fall leaves

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Calypso
C at who found us at a yard sale
A wesome, she’s my baby
L oving
I ntelligent
P urrfect
S weetheart
O bsessed with scaring our dog, Tappy
Halloween
H owls from werewolves
A wful yells
L oathsome squeals
L ights low
O wls hoot
W itches fly
E vil laughter
E very thought is full of fear
N ightime overcomes
Two acrostic poems by
Grace N., CIP Berkshire

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Created with cotton cord,
yarn, and plastic buttons.
This reflects the author’s
love for marine animals.
Sea life basket – Stephanie S., CIP Brevard

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“Blue dining room” – Julian D., CIP Berkshire
“Blue dining room” – Julian D., CIP Berkshire

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I fly,
I die,
Then I’m reborn again,
Tis’ my destiny,
Forged when time began.
Ball of fire,
Maul of flame.
If I die again,
Before you wake,
You stayed from work too late.
What E’er am I?
Benjamin B., CIP Amherst
The Eye in the
Sky Riddle
Ellen O.
CIP Berkshire
“Boxing match” – Jacky H., CIP Bloomington

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This digital ‘drawing’ is the result of attempts to figure out if a programming algorithm worked.
I made a point mesh for 100 semi randomly branching trees, and drew them to the canvas in
the Eclipse program. After many failed attempts, the trees started forming beautiful. By making
their light/darkness equal their distance from the viewer, depth and the foggy effect is created.
By making the branches thinner the further they get from the trunk, a more realistic feel is made.
“Foggy Forest” – Timothy K., CIP Long Beach

22. 20 ReFrame – Art & Literary Magazine, vol.2
Flow Forward, times, escaping none.
Beggars and kings hold health and life.
Needed too much is knowledge of God,
while fame and fortune tick away.
Away tick fame and fortune,
While God of knowledge is much too needed.
Life and health hold kings and beggars,
None escaping time’s forward flow.
Justin F., CIP Berkeley
Temporal
Curse
“Roots in hell” – Kyle S., CIP Berkshire

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“Heat” – Tamires P., CIP Berkshire

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“Grass drops” – Alexander F., CIP Berkshire

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My painting is actually of a photo that I took one day when I found a four-leaf clover.
I wanted to keep that memory forever, so I decided to make it into a painting.
“It’s my lucky day” – Rachel F., CIP Berkshire

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Life’s
Roller
Coaster
Up, down
Around the bend
Sometimes fast
Sometimes slow
Drops from up high
Rises from down low
Pick the front
Pick the back
Pick the left one or the right
Or the path in the middle
To get on and stay
Or to never even try
You control your ride
Ellen O., CIP Berkshire

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“Marching Band” and
“Dancer” – Jenna L., CIP Berkshire

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“Flowers” – Jamie O., CIP Alumni

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The Dark Room
And The Ghost
You sit in a dark room.
The ghost walks in.
He looks at you strangely
The ghost walks out.
You sit in the silence.
Adam D., CIP Bloomington
Black-and-White
Morality
Evil
cruel, nasty
hurting, uncaring, tormenting
cold, heartless, noble, warm
helping, caring, protecting
kind, nice
Good
Adam D., CIP Bloomington

30. 28 ReFrame – Art & Literary Magazine, vol.2
The Woods Of The Willow-Man
(Poem describing a particular fantasy world.)
Never walk in the Willow-Man’s woods in the danger of a quiet night.
Where no crickets chirp, no owls hoot, and nary a bird takes flight.
When you hear each footstep you make through its woods and the hour of night is late,
know you could run into the Willow-Man, and be in for a horrible fate.
You can still spend the evening or a pleasant night taking a walk through the park,
but don’t go into the nearby woods which sometimes glow in the dark.
I mustn’t dwell on what happens sometimes in those woods on a quiet night,
lest I give my mind completely to a ghastly and terrible fright.
Good night…
Adam D., CIP Bloomington

31. 29ReFrame – Art & Literary Magazine, vol.2
Under the guidance of art therapists Alexia Kutzner and Maria Fuster, CIP Long Beach students
collaborated on a single canvas to create a masterpiece that now hangs in the foyer of CIP Long
Beach. Each student was given one square to paint whatever they desired, and the result is a piece
of art that reflects the diversity of our student body. It was interesting to see the canvas come to
life over a period of a few months, and each student artist was respectful of each others’ space on
the canvas. While our students are with us a few short years, this artwork will live on and serve as
a memento of each student artists’ time with us here at CIP Long Beach.
Cooperative painting – Students., CIP Long Beach

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“Hummingbird” – Elizabeth D., CIP Brevard
“Pods” – Sarah C., CIP Berkshire

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Makylee
and the Dove
her hazel eyes
her scanning gaze
and a sudden glimpse
then a desire; almost a need
to hold that nestled mourning dove
unmoving, at her steady approach
her body, closer... closer... and closer...
her clear curiousity
her reaching arm, inches away
then at her brushing fingertips
a flying dove, in the air
a following frustrated “urrggh!”
her dramatic fall onto the grass
her searching eyes upon the sky
but then, a smile
and a laugh
“so close... but yet so far”
Ellen O., CIP Berkshire

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Living on My Own
On August 12th, 2013 I packed my bags to live on my own for the first time. My mom
was excited that I was going to face something that I never experienced: the challenges of
living with a roommate, meeting new people and learning how to become independent. I
remember feeling nervous and I thought that I was not going to enjoy it. Luckily, after the
first few hours being away from my mom, I found that I liked being with other students
who were going through the same anxieties. We all had a fear of the unknown and were
wondering what we were going to encounter.
There were a lot of students who I could relate to. Who were very shy and did not
know a lot about themselves. I was the same way. I did not jump around, but I thought it
would be cool to hang out with others who I did not know much about. We were all quiet
and trying to figure out why we were here.
A dozen of the new students started to play games so we would overcome our ner-
vousness. We met some of the staff. We seemed to be comfortable around them. There
was a lot of fun involved with the games, we just kept playing. Some of the students en-
joyed it a lot, even got competitive and started feeling relaxed being on their own. After
those first few hours, I came back to my apartment to see my mom again. I was ready for
this new adventure in my life. She just said goodbye. I was sensing excitement and moti-
vation and suddenly felt that I could begin to live on my own.
Alex R., CIP Long Beach

35. Celebrating the Inner Person
for my brother, Dr. Michael P. McManmon, and the College Internship Program staff
for thirty years of service
Hurray for everyday heroes!
The College Internship Program’s group of professional men and women share a culture
of compassionate core values.
They treasure the learning differences of young people entrusted to their care.
These skilled professionals act as a creative catalyst causing remarkable transformations
as these young students safely breakthrough their confining inner spaces and launch
into an invigorating outer space.
Convinced they are no longer alone in a confusing world,
they know in their hearts they too are made for good purpose.
Jim McManmon
“We love and support CIP” – Ben K., CIP Amherst

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