Student Poems

Welcome to the Residency Blog, a showcase of student poems created during poetry residencies across the city. Use the dropdown menu to find poems from a specific school, or type a student’s name into the search bar to explore individual work. If you don’t see your school listed, try toggling between schools with current residencies and those in the archive. We invite you to read, share, and celebrate the voices of these young poets.

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Current Schools
Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School
Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Heroes

Poet in Residence
Maya Odim

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Almost There

Poet in Residence
Maya Odim

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Reeemix!

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Blackout Poems

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School My People, My People

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Read It and See It

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Ugh, Gross!

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Maybe We’re Metaphors

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Spreading The Love

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Poems as Eyeglasses

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura

Grissom Fine and Performing Arts Elementary School Songs of Ourselves

Poet in Residence
Fullamusu Bangura