What can writing with a partner accomplish that can’t be done alone? This is the question the 7th graders of Clinton reflected on after watching “Cat Poem” by the Get Lit Los Angeles BNV Slam team. After pairing up, students used Venn Diagrams to interview each other and find out what they had in common. Then, they chose a topic and wrote poems that included a mix of individual and shared lines. Students wrote about shared lived experiences, favorite foods, mutual dislikes, and histories of their friendships, using poetry to build bridges between them.
Ms. Logothetis (Group A)
“ORANGE”
by IB R. and Youssof R.
Oranges taste way
better than apples.
They’re the same color as
their name! (Just like a lemon)
It’s an enthusiastic color!
If you look up an orange’s
serial color code, its actually
the color tangerine. And, if
you search up a tangerine’s
serial color code, it’s actually
orange. This is mildly upsetting
It’s the same color of
crunchy leaves in the Fall
We love the color
orange!!
“Noodles and Rice”
by Siti Z. and Gay P.
We love noodles and rice!
It has that warm taste to it
It smells really good
We are obsessed with the noodles and rice.
It has the taste to it, it caresses me.
It is really spicy
We want to eat it everyday!
“The Beach”
by Nimo G. and Fatimah Z.
The beautiful place to visit
The best place to be together
The best calming place
The pretty orange sunset
The noises the sea makes
The sea will never understand that we always draw
the beach
The fresh air of the sea, and the breath we
breathe
Ms. Macmillan
“Basketball”
by Quran G. and Manny G.
We both love basketball
I like how tall the players are
I like how the players shoot
We both like how the players dunk the ball
My favorite position is point guard
My favorite position is shooting guard
We both have been to an NBA game
“Pizza”
by Axel A. and Affan W.
We Love Pizza!!
I love when melted cheese pulls out of the
bite I take
I love it when the warm tomato
sauce dissolves in my mouth
We love eating warm pizza
I love the taste of melted mozzarella
cheese in my mouth
I love the flavor of the warm
pizza dough
We will order more pizza, would
you like some?!!
“Ninja Turtles”
by Jaylen S. and Olujuwon A.
They love pizza
They are crazy
They always getting chased by the Footclan
They live in NYC, underground
Splinter is their family
They have an ice cream cat
Donatello loves April
“Ferrero Rocher”
by Atikah A. and Fayruus A.
It’s very creamy and nice
It’s sweet and addictive
It looks funny and rich
It brings me joy when I take a bite
We dream about it all night
I wish I was eating them right now
We love Ferrero Rocher!!!!!
Ms. Krasic
“Where the flowers speak”
by Aamena P. and Mishka M.
We see petals soft as whispered secrets,
swaying in the breeze…
I hear the quiet hum of bees dancing from bloom
to bloom.
The world smells like sunshine mixed with
perfume.
We feel the earths breath, warm and alive beneath my
feet
Flowers speaking colors, bold, bright, and brave
My heart feels calm, like a garden after rain
I taste spring in the air, fresh and full of promise
Each flower is a small hope, blooming loud
in silence.
“The Insian Twins”
by Zak and Noman V.
We love soccer
Moving like Messi
Shooting like Ronaldo
dancing like Ronoldino
falling like Neymar
The Indian twins
with the Malay twist
India x Malaysia
Goats in a nation
our imagination
“The 3 four eyes”
by Aryan R., Brisa R. and Cristian F.
We all wear glasses
It helps us see the world
We all have the same vision
We are all named four eyes
We pay to see you
Our lenses are clear
So don’t bully us
Or I’ll catch you with my glasses
or we’ll make you reflect your life with the reflection of our glasses
Ms. Logothetis (Group B)
“Friendship”
by Mustakimak I. and Ramzan H.
We love our relationship
We saw each other with our heart.
Friendship is like a family.
Full of beats.
Beats from our favorite music.
We know each other’s story.
Like a book full of song lyrics.
“Snake”
by Taim A. and Sophia J.
We think snakes are cool
I think snakes have beautiful eyes
Snakes are very long
Snakes are one of the coolest
animals
“Untitled”
by Mustafa S. and Estiven P.
Nature is a place
where no one can
hate
Nature is somewhere where
green is so bright
Nature is so relaxing
you forget where you
even are
You can hear the birds
singing so good you forget
all the problems in your life
You can hear nature through all walls
You can hear the buzzing
of the bees
You can feel the softness
of the beautiful flowers.
“Arab”
by Ali J. and Osman W.
We love Arab food, Bamya,
Shawarma, and Kebab
I’m from Sudan and Egypt.
I’m from Palestine and Syria.
We both celebrate Eid
I hate Art
I hate spoiled kids
We are both proud Arabs!
