Stand up straight and hold your spot in years. Rain will nourish you. Drink water and soil. Be as huge as you can. Don’t fall down during strong winds and break your long, thin branches. Grow as tall as you can. Be healthy and strong as a house. You are shelter for animals. You can’t [...]
When I tasted rain, it tasted like the water we drink when we run a lot on the playground with friends. When I heard the rain, it sounded like coins. It sounded like treasure. When I saw the rain, I saw my reflection. I looked happy. By Jennifer, 2nd grade Photo by Impressions by Lindy [...]
Inspired by Charles Simic’s poem “Stone” I want to go inside you, Where I’d see dolphins and Hear a whispering sound Let someone else become A rock or a mountain I’m happy to be an ocean like you. Inside you are colorful Clownfish and jellyfish Blue waves crashing Deep down you are dark And cold [...]
Meta-Four Houston presents “Houston Speak Green” in partnership with Youth Speaks, Houston ArtsAlliance, DiverseWorks, Houston Museum of African American Culture and the University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts on November 1 and 5, 2011. Houston Speak Green is the Regional Premiere of a spoken-word poetry contest for young people to speak about environmental effects [...]
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Tagged Brave New Voices, Brave New Voices Speak Green, environmental writing, Houston Museum of African american Culture, Houston Speak Green, slam poetry
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When I am lost, I turn to the stars When I am lonely, I climb trees When I am angry, the storm screams in my ear When I don’t have any answers, I walk in the woods When I feel strong, I run in the wind When I am happy, the sun burns bright No [...]
On the beach in the murky sand Lays a cracked and chipped shell. As the sun looked down on it, A rainbow of neon colors glittered. For one special moment, it showed All of its beauty. Next second, it was a shell again. A cracked, chipped shell. by Michelle, 5th Grade
I like when the sun rises in the East to get me out of bed. I like how the cool wind blows on my face. I like when new flowers open and bloom in the morning. I like reading encyclopedias. I like serving food to my family on Thanksgiving. I like playing with my baby [...]
On August 18, 1983, Hurricane Alicia hit the Texas coast. It killed 22 people and caused a billion dollars in damage. Many children have lived through natural disasters and witnessed difficult things. Creating a safe space for them to talk and write about their experiences is a form of healing. Today, as we remember the [...]
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Tagged Hurricane Alicia, hurricane poem, Natural disaster, storm poem, texas, weather, weather poem
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Our Green Tomorrow is sponsoring a writing contest for kids. Deadline: October 31st, 2011. What to submit: Based on our topic, children between grades 6-12 can either submit a written entry or scanned artwork that relates back to the environment. The main goal is to encourage kids to start thinking positively about the environment and the way [...]
The howl of a wolf sounds bitter The wolf smells smoky He laps water from the glistening lake The wolf is strong If anyone gets near him he will snap and growl because the feelings of a wolf are cold. By Madeleine, 4th Grade
The sun is bright. It’s the brightest thing in the sky. It stays up all day, but not at night. It whispers to us, and when it is going away, it thuds its way home. By Faraz, 3rd grade
I see an orange dragonfly Fluttering softly Its big eyes bulging like Punch-out eyes Four wings, light and see-through, To help support it It flutters on many things, Even my dog! The dragonfly spins through the morning sky and never tells its secrets. By Pearl, 2nd grade
May 20th is Flower Day. Robin Reagler, Executive Director of WITS, often tells the story of her mother explaining to her what she needed to do to be a poet. The first thing on the list? Memorize the names of 20 flowers. So, Robin got right to work: daisy, azalea, silverbell, dahlia, magnolia, petunia, zinnia, [...]
I come from the dog that barks in my neighbor’s backyard. I come from the noise of the hurricane in 2008 when many things were crushed. I come from the clouds in the middle of the sky. I come from a tree in the middle of the world where it’s quiet. by Jonathan, 2nd grade [...]
Let the night’s darkness turn into the light of the sunrise. Let it shine through the windows of houses, buildings, and barns. Let the farmers start milking, let the clouds float in. Let sunrise come. Let the children flood into school. Let the babies make messes with their breakfast. Let sunrise come. To the lazy [...]
