Continuing our discussion from last week about details and how to capture truth on the page, this week at McCutcheon we talked about Cubism. We read Wallace Stevens' poem "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird" and looked at Jean Metzinger's painting "Le Gouter (Teatime)," and then compared the two works and discussed the reasons an artist or poet might want to try to show something from different angles or in different situations. The students then wrote cubist poems of their own, proving they are far too complex to be captured in a mere stanza.
 

Ms. Koerner's Class

Things About Me!
by Camillus J.

I.
Around my grandma
I'm a nice little boy
but when I'm around
my friend I'm not
so nice and honest.

II.
When I'm around my
mom I'm a goofy person
but when I'm around
my cousins I'm very
serious.

III.
In the summer I'm
an adventuristic person
but in the winter
I'm cold and sleepy.

Real Me
by Sava B.

Because people see I have white skin
they think I am from another country
My parents see I am a good boy and they are
proud of me. I think I am smart. At home I like
to play and I am quiet. When I walk to school I am
brave and I am not nervous. When I go to my aunt's
and uncle's house I am so excited. I play with
my cousins. When I go to church I am quiet.

That Just Me
by Kevin M.

1. I'm nice in school
2. I'm a rat or a pest at home
3. In knowledge I'm an overachiever
4. A lot of People think I'm
Light but I'm really Dark
5. My parents think I'm plain
6. My friends think I'm a scientist
7. My friends think I'm smart
8. My teacher thinks I'm a good student
9. I think I am a tiger at Magic
the Gathering
10. I look like a nerd in a way
11. In the summer I'm always chilling
12. In the winter I just stay home and
play computer or cards

Ms. Askounis's Class

Many Ways of the Rainforest
by Michael A.

5
Rainy days is medicine,
When Sunlight touches the trees
This is a First-Aid-Kit

2
Among all of the trees,
Most is shelter to life
This is Home

7
Animals feed young,
In Morning and Night

48
Wildfires change the day
Hope breaks in!
Destroy is only a word,
Not the life of the Rainforest.
Only one
Only one
One Love... In the Rainforest

...From Several Ways
by Kiara N.

At home she is quiet. Goes straight
to her room. If she stays around
family, some argument is bound
to happen.

At school she talks to people,
but sometimes stays quiet. Certain
things about her life have an
effect on her mind.

Just hanging around she loves music.
Her talent is her voice, which
helps her relieve stress.

Other times she is moody. Sometimes
little things set her off. On these
days stay far away. She won't
hesitate to tell it like it is.

Who is this person? Her name
remains anonymous.

My Good Thing About Me
by Javonta W.

When we are around people
we try to act like each other.
When I am around my brother
I try to act so cool.

And when I am at home
I am acting so cool.

When I am at my
aunt's house I can act like
I am a kid.

When I am at my basketball
game I act like a star.