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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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.
