“Language — Conversation — All poetry” Editing Poems with Dulles

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

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.

Delonte W.

language conversation

all poetry

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

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

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 Jeremiah G.

He was a good fighter

and he was the best cryer.

Untitled Takiera D.

My school has 3 floors

a whole bunch of windows

the school kitchen has a lot of

supplies

The Poem Mixture 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 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 Dixxandri

la itoria comiesa yo conosinueb a

migoise i seconbitioen le

i adiounaumo i sedigeron

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