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“I used to be a story but now I’m a poem” ~ Transformation Poems @ Avondale Logandale

Last week at Avondale Logandale, we reflected on all of the poetry vocabulary we’ve learned over the course of the Hands on Stanzas residency. We had fun reading a round of transformation poems aloud […]

“The sunset is smiling.” Nature Odes @ Avondale Logandale

Last week at Avondale Logandale, we had fun reading Ode to Enchanted Light by Pablo Neruda aloud with excitement – we’ve been having a lot of fun working on reading poems aloud with feeling! Then, I […]

“I see the ocean dancing” ~ Writing to Music @ Avondale Logandale

Last week, we explored using soundscapes and music as inspiration for writing poetry. We read orchestra composer John Luther Adams’ poetic description of his  classical movement, “Become Desert,” while listening to the music. We […]

“Do you ever leave your shell?” ~ Animal Question Poems @ Avondale Logandale

Last week, we had fun reading William Blake’s question poem “The Tyger.” We talked about how Blake’s poem used repetition, rhyme and a series of questions to express his excitement about the tiger before […]

“This is how the rainbow was made” ~ Perspective Poems @ Avondale Logandale

Last week, we had fun tapping into our unique perspectives to see everyday things in new ways. I brought in a pineapple for the students to observe while we read and discussed “Someone Puts […]

Seasonal Haikus @ Avondale Logandale

Last week at Avondale Logandale, we revisited haiku poems! This time the students were asked to write seasonal haiku poems that described their favorite seasons and practice following the 5-7-5 syllable format. This week I […]

“Poetry is like gold in the garden” ~ Ars Poetica @ Avondale Logandale

Last week at Avondale Logandale, the students wrote their very own ars poetica – a poem about the art of poetry. Now quite a few weeks into their residency, its time for these poets […]

“Where I’m From?” ~ Personal Story Poems @ Moos

Last week, we read a personal story poem adapted from a longer poem by George Ella Lyon, “Where I’m From.” We had fun discussing the poems and the use of imagery that stood out […]

“I am the fuzziest wolf” ~ Reverse Personification @ Moos

Last week at Moos, we continued to stretch our poetic imaginations with reverse personification poems of nature delight! We had fun reading “The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee” by N. Scott Momaday and using that […]

“Where I’m From” ~ Personal Story Poems @ Avondale Logandale

Last week, we read “Where I’m From,” a personal story poem adapted from a longer poem by George Ella Lyon. We had fun discussing the poems and the use of imagery that stood out […]

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