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‘Then repeat with essence’: Instruction Poems

Students read Dana Levin’s poem, ‘Instructions for Stopping,’ and then crafted their instruction-based poems! Lesson Note: Instruction poems offer a unique blend of creativity and utility. They can be memorable and engaging ways to convey information, […]

“pero tu luz como un ángel no se esconde entre la frazada oscuridad “: Star Poems

Students read a student poem that uses personification to talk to a star before trying their hands at their poems addressing something… bigger than themselves, using words from legendary poet/teacher Kim Addonizio’s word bank […]

‘For once I feel like my life isn’t dirt cheap’: Poems of Routine and Repetition

We explored the powerful device of Repetition in Phil Kaye’s poem of the same name. Some poems in our workshop are ‘after’ Kaye’s work. Lesson Note: “Repetition can make magic happen- repeat a word or […]

All of Us Are Poets! | ¡Todo Somos Poetas!

In celebration of all of the poems we’ve written this year, and Poetry Month, we are hosting a Café de Poesia/Poetry Cafe! Here are some of the poems students will read this week! Why […]

What Lives | What We See

We read On the Pulse of Morning, by Maya Angelou, and then drew the story we heard in the poem. Here is what lives, here is what we see!

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Sensing A New Season

We have been thinking about our senses and noticing new smells, sounds and even colors as the weather is changing to spring. These are some poems we wrote, thinking about our senses! El paisaje […]

A Look At Us

This is a collection of some of the poems students have written through out this year. Students write about what makes them feel alive, what makes them feel inspired, the memories they have and […]

‘Being alone but feeling accompanied’: ‘If I were…’ Poems

After reading Michael Salinger’s poem ‘ If I Were A Gear, ‘ students experimented with metaphors and extended metaphors. Lesson Note: “The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor. It […]

‘Memories left in a bind:” Elegies

Students wrote elegies on lost people, places, things, and feelings. Lesson Note: “…research reveals the role of elegy writing in acknowledging and nurturing ongoing bonds with lost loved ones.” – The Literature of Loss: […]

‘And I understood sadness…’: Elegies

Students wrote elegies on lost people, places, things, and feelings. Lesson Note: “…research reveals the role of elegy writing in acknowledging and nurturing ongoing bonds with lost loved ones.” – The Literature of Loss: […]

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