'In the lilac field it started': Experimental Forms of Poetry

‘In the lilac field it started’: Experimental Forms of Poetry

Students made the old-school paper in-class pass time called a ‘Cootie Catcher,’ which is a form of origami used in children’s games. Parts of the catcher are labeled with words that serve as options for a player to choose from, and on the inside are eight flaps, each concealing a message. To create these poems, the students opened each flap and considered and then chose options to write on their page to make this poem.

Lesson Note: Games are fantastic for learning at any age but are particularly important for young learners. Research has shown that games are essential for healthy development in early childhood and beyond. -Cambridge University English Language Assessment, Article: ‘Why Games Are Important’. Psychology Today, 2023.

Ms. Wright 7th Grade

Two Poems Eric C.

Golden
1. Storm
2. A seam of light briefly
3. A moon knowing what it knows
4. Vanishes the trees

Milkwhite
1. Hour
2. Vanishes the trees
3. Joy
4. Your hip in first light

Blue-black Night Jiahui C.

In the Blue-black night,
I had a dream, a dream
where I emerged from
change. I didn’t want it
to end. The sadness in
my face slowly creeped
as the dream ended.
I wanted it to last for
days and days and days,
but in the end, I’ll always
see it as a dream where
I’ll never reach.
In the lilac field it started
to storm, after the Blue-black
storm, I see a seam of light,
maybe it was a sign, a sign
where I would reach my dream,
but the sadness consumes me.
Maybe in another life I’ll
get what I want, maybe in
another life, I’ll get what
I deserve.

Untitled Grant R.

Golden, wave, Hour, storm, a seam of life briefly, Of the moon knowing what it knows, Your hip in first light

Ms. Wright 8th Grade

Lilac Brooklyn G.

A Poem with Origami

Lilac
Sadness
Dream you emerge from, changed
Days
And
Days
And Days
Joy

Hour Rena L.

Vanishes the trees,
You emerge from, changed
Days and days and days,
Through the window, spring,
A seam of light, briefly,
Shatters into diamonds,
Of the moon knowing,
What it knows