Student Poems

Welcome to the Residency Blog, a showcase of student poems created during poetry residencies across the city. Use the dropdown menu to find poems from a specific school, or type a student’s name into the search bar to explore individual work. If you don’t see your school listed, try toggling between schools with current residencies and those in the archive. We invite you to read, share, and celebrate the voices of these young poets.

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Current Schools
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School
Bronzeville Classical Elementary School The Ars Poetica

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School Blackout Poetry

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School See It, Write It

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School How to Eat

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School Where I’m From

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School Like Here, Like There

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti

Bronzeville Classical Elementary School I Am, I Am, I Am!

Poet in Residence
Ola Faleti