A Poem A Day

Ish Poem

Marcia — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:44 +0000

Little Window-detail2 (Photo credit: rosedeniz)

In the dark-ish night, deep in the

city, the sunset made blue-ish, orange reflections

in the calm river. The boats were heading

to the nearby dock. The tree in the

field with the ruffled shadow became clear.

The smoke from the burning bridge fell to peace.

By Michelle Smith, 5th grade

Filed under: creativity, nature, poetry, student, writer, writers in the schools, writing

A Poet

Marcia — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:38 +0000

Calligram by Guillaume Apollinaire. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When a poet stares at time, everything stops.

When a poet loves, he freezes,

and his heart bursts open like an over-ripe banana.

When a poet thinks, he is so happy he will melt of happiness.

When a poet is angry, he will go crazy.

When a poet is sad, he will cry to death.

When a poet travels to a new land, he gets lost.

When a poet imagines, he sees himself as an astronaut

and then becomes one.

When a poet writes, he believes nothing is wrong

because he is at his best.

By Saadat Makki, 3rd grade

Filed under: poetry, student, writer, writers in the schools, writing Tagged: poem, Poet, poetry

Land of the Lone Star

Marcia — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:40 +0000

Airplanes Light Trails (Photo credit: JcOlivera.com)

Leaving land of lone star

of heat, humidity, and horses

on a huge white bird

over open ocean

in night’s ebony embrace

Out of the ominous

an amazing archipelago

the pearl of perfection

the majesty of mountains

home

By Samuel Samson-Williams, 7th grade

Filed under: Houston, poetry, student, travel, writer, writers in the schools, writing Tagged: Lone Star State

Street Books

Marcia — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:32 +0000

Congratulations to Laura Moulton in Portland, Oregon. She has worked with Writers in the Schools (WITS) as well as Writers Outside of the Schools (WOOTS) in Portland.

In 2011 she founded Street Books, a bike-powered cart that provides library services to the homeless.

She was recently awarded a National Book Foundation Grant for “passion, creativity, dedication, and leadership in the service of creating and sustaining a lifelong love of reading.”

Filed under: writers in the schools

A Poem A Day

Ish Poem

A Poet

Land of the Lone Star

Street Books

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