All posts in Avondale-Logandale

Ingredients for a Friend

For this poetry lesson the 5th grade poets from Avondale/Logandale were learning how to cook! Sort of…The poets used “recipes” to “make” their perfect idea of a friend. Through these extended metaphors the poets […]

New Year, New You, New Me

The first week of the new year brought a fresh start to the young lives of the 5th grade poets from Avondale/Logandale. We spent this session sharing the gifts we received over the holidays. […]

Who am I…?

The poets from Logandale were tasked with taking on a different persona. However, they could not name their persons in the poem. Try to guess the point of view of their character. Enjoy!   […]

Can you sense this?

The poets from the Logandale use senses to describe a scene in their first stanza. In the second stanza the poets were challenged to use the 5 senses in metaphorical ways. Enjoy!    Felicia […]

Can you please repeat that!?

The poets from Logandale created tongue twisters in this exercise in alliteration. Enjoy! Adrian E. Adrian ate avocados and apples and acts adorable and ate an alligator and slept.   Cathlyn O. Cathlyn cooks […]

“Like This and Like That”

Similes and metaphors are some of the most used literary devices in poetry and literature. They help the reader relate and measure the extent of the writers’ visual depiction in the poem. The poets […]

Let me hear what you got!

Poetry is meant to be shared. It is meant to be enjoyed by multiple senses. The poet is not only expected to be the writer, but also the voice. Certain poetic devices like alliteration […]

Poesía en tu idioma/ Poetry in your language

Ms. Pannells’ 5th grade class room 204 is taught primarily in Spanish. While some programs might see this as a disadvantage, we see this as the perfect opportunity to expose the students to another […]

Chicago: Love and Live It

The poets from Ms. Pannells’ class learned about the structure of a poem by reading “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg. They dissected the poem into lines, lyrics, and stanzas. They also analyzed how Carl Sandburg […]

Haiku Stanzas!

Hybrid learning continued during National Poetry Month in April. After weeks of reading and writing poems written in free verse,  Avondale Logandale 5th graders explored the Haiku, or Hokku  a poetry form of Japanese […]

Donate

Support our student poets today!

CONNECT WITH US!

Twitter Facebook-f Instagram

STUDENT POETRY

Click on a school name below to browse student poems from current school partners.

POETRY ARCHIVE

Click on a school name below to browse student poems from our archive.

RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS

TESTIMONIALS

“Writing poetry makes me feel like I can see myself, like I can see my reflection, but not in a mirror, in the world. I write and I know I can be reflected.”
-Oscar S.

“Writing poetry makes me feel free.”
-Buenda D.

“Writing poetry is like your best friend.”
-Jessica M.

Search

CONTACT US

General Inquiries
info@poetrycenter.org

Programs (School & Organizational)
programs@poetrycenter.org

Reading Series and Events:
curator@poetrycenter.org

The Chicago Poetry Center is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
FEIN: 23-7400515

SEND US A POSTCARD

Chicago Poetry Center
1448 E. 52nd St, #256
Chicago, IL 60615

I’M FROM THE CITY LIGHTS / STREAMING OUT IN THE NIGHT / AND HUGE SKYSCRAPERS / TOWERING OVER THE LAKE – MELISSA E., 7TH GRADE POET