Persona Poems- 7th Grade

This week we explored persona poems, and used the opportunity to think about what it might be like to walk in someone else’s shoes. Students took their pieces a bit further past personification and embodied, objects, places or people in order to speak in their voice. It was a tough decision this week! Enjoy these poems!

Mr. Reinholdt 7th Grade

Basketball Karlo

I get
bounced everyday
I connect
with the
net all
the time
I get spun
on fingers for
a little bit
I get into others
hands for
safety
I spin
I jump
I get
lost in
hands
Everyone
looks confused no
where I
went when
I’m in the
air.

La Playa Sophia

Me miro, me
escuscho, me siento
pero no se que
me pasa.
Pueden ser los demas.
Yo siento que cuando
me hablan o me
miran, ellos me quieren
pero no les importa
cuando me tiran
mucha basura
En que estan
pansando todas
esas personas?
Me quieren o
me
odian?
Me tienen que cuidar
me tienen que
querer, soy
agua no?