What’s On Your Plate?

Kozminski students had a mouth-watering writing session last week, with help from fellow Poets In Residence Isaac Miller and Chasity Gunn. Students started off with a fun emoji guessing game to get their brains turning. After guessing some of our favorite fast food spots, we chatted about some of our favorite foods. I shared my love for okra stew, a dish my West African family enjoys. Students then wrote some food-inspired poems of their own. Check out a few below:

4th Grade

Fufu Goodness A.

My favorite food

is white

like a cloud

It can be

any shape

but mostly circle

It’s soft

and squishy

like slime.

It can be

any size

on the plate

or on the

platform.

It’s like a

soft and heavy

cloud.

Pizza Ja'Zelle C.

The pizza’s as

big as my

dog.

As good as

my mom’s homemade

brownies

the cheese is as

golden brown

as my bed sheets.

The last time

I ate this meal

was on Friday night

with my bffs.

The pizza is as

good as my

grandma’s cooking.

Lasagna DeAndre B.

The sauce is

red like roses

The cheese is

like a french bird

When I take

a bite the

cheese makes me

feel like I’m

in cheese land

A big piece

of squared lasagna

filled with cheese

and ground beef

I had lasagna

after I got

home for summer

break from my

cousin house in

Danville with my

mom and my

sister we talked

about how hot

it was outside

and then we

ate the cheesy

lasagna

5th Grade

Burger and Fries Jahyden W.

My favorite food

is french fries

and beef burgers

Burgers remind me

of my family

because of how

much I love

them

The last time

I ate it

was yesterday

If you add

a dash of

hot sauce

It’s really good

now

A burger has

one patty or

how much your

heart desires

and two soft

crispy buns

I like to

add lettuce, tomatoes,

onions on my

burgers

I like french

fries with that

too

Fried Okra Kaleb R.

Fried Okra looks

weird like a

lizard

Fried Okra taste

like heaven falling

into your mouth

Fried Okra makes

me feel good

like a sunny

day

If I had one

wish I would

wish for unlimited

Fried Okra

Cheese Fries Azaiah A.

Cheese Fries are

so cheesy and

delightful.

Cheese Fries taste

like melted cheese

that silks in

my mouth.

Cheese fries remind

me of little

sunflowers moving when

the wind makes

them shake.

My mom made

cheese fries when

I was so

hungry and when

she made them

it felt like

I was in

paradise and I

ate it with

my brothers in

the house.

Me and my

brothers were talking

about how the

cheese fries remind

us of all

the old days

when we ate

the cheese fries.

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