During our 4th week at Dulles, we read an erasure poem from Austin Kleon’s “Newspaper Blackout” to start a conversation about editing our work and how to recycle pieces of poetry to make something new. On Tuesday, we tried our hand at some erasures, and on Thursday, we reflected back on the poems we wrote the past month and had some time to finish them. Enjoy!
Mr. Bridges’ Poetry Specials
Grades 4-6
By Anastasia R.
game
can
start
a
technique
around
by
existed
There’s
a
American
2018 blogpost. “Crossouts,”
documents
best-known
Other authors
such as
Jaime Mortara
ending up
spotlighting.
By Delonte W.
language conversation
all poetry
By Jeremiah G.
game
poetry
starts from
a new
technique
around
borrowing words
before poems were ever written
There’s no way to create an
pre-existing text
By Anastasia R.
game, justice,
all
starts from an
type of
“instagrammable”
words and ideas
poem
to create an “rule”
must be written as
six different kinds of
sections of newspaper articles or
By Santana P.
I have collected myself o late — through the enjoyment
of harmless pleasure —
the expansion of one person– the magnification of one
Gilbert is in good company on this point. If you’ve
body and soul — a pleasure generated in the deep attentive-
ness to place, history, tradition, ideas, and beauty.
Jeremiah Graves the Best Fighter
By Jeremiah G.
He was a good fighter
and he was the best cryer.
Untitled
By Takiera D.
My school has 3 floors
a whole bunch of windows
the school kitchen has a lot of
supplies
The Poem Mixture
By Maliyah V.
My sister and I
driving by.
A bright white haired
person, walking on the side walk
that was close by.
The loud music of her
favorite artist Drake
The hot taste of
Wendy’s making my mouth
flutter in delight
The plain green leafs
growing from the ground
beneath.
Untitled
By Brian F.
the outside of
my house has windows
and bricks
my kitchen has a stove
a trashcan a dishwasher
and an oven
Poem and Drawing
By Dixxandri
la itoria comiesa yo conosinueb a
migoise i seconbitioen le
i adiounaumo i sedigeron
