Hello again! Last week, Grissom’s poets got real about what poetry means to them. After watching a video of Jamila Wood’s “Blk Girl Art,” we discussed feelings we associate with reading poetry. Students were pretty honest that sometimes poetry can feel confusing, but other times poetry feels like a release of emotions. Students then wrote their own ars poeticas. Check out some of them below.
6th Grade
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by Maya F.
When I see poetry I feel bored like sitting in an empty room
When I write I feel like my pen can’t move
like paper on glue
I’m confused when I have to rhyme
These words don’t sound like mine
I guess poetry could be fine
Hopefully you like this poem of mine
How It Makes Me Feel
by Victoria V.
Poetry, it makes me feel like I see a new perspective, like trying on
two different pairs of glasses, feel curious, amazed, and motivated.
Poetry, it makes me feel like I am talking in a different language, like learning something new feels better, smarter, wiser.
Poetry makes me feel like it always has it’s own meaning., like a dictionary. Feels faster, more bold.
Poetry, it makes me feel like it is endless, full of possibility, a number line.
That’s how it makes me feel.
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by Devin S.
I want poems that can help people get through things.
I want poems that make people happy.
I want to make family members proud.
I want poems that make people feel good about themselves.
7th Grade
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by Lucsipher
Poems are like a new game I get
Poems are like after a test
Like a daydream
Poems are like a math class with hard problems.
Poetry
by Evelyn S.
Sometimes poetry feels like a hot sunny day.
Sometimes poetry feels like a normal day.
And sometimes, poetry feels boring. I think poetry feels like a blanket. A warm fuzzy blanket.
The kind of blanket that makes you feel warm, sleepy, peaceful all at once.
Me
by Bella E.
Poetry reminds
me of all the times
I could have said
sorry
But I couldn’t
why is that so?
I don’t know
maybe it was a sense
of grief
It’s like I rebel or
go against
but sometimes it
hurts to be me.
8th Grade
Poetry
by Diego R.
Stutters poetry, poetry stutter.
Poetry is an achievement.
Poetry is a challenge not everyone can complete.
Poetry is full of words I don’t usually understand but I know what they mean.
Poetry is a notepad. I can always rip a paper out and restart it.
Poetry is quiet, no clapping. Just snapping.
Poetry is loud, but not loud. You get what I mean?
Poetry is, but is poetry?
Poetry is so, so is poetry.
Poetry is a stutter, know what I mean?
Poetry
by Itatí T.
Poetry makes me feel understood,
like talking to a dear friend,
being able to say everything that’s on my mind,
no matter if it is good or bad,
wrong or right.
When I write poetry,
I feel as if I am a bird
Soaring in the sky,
free from harm and judgment.
Poetry makes me feel calm,
like sleeping during the rain.
I feel comforted, warm, and cozy.
I like poetry.
2 Sides of Poetry
by Alex D.
Poetry is boring. It’s like a neverending homework assignment. Slow, boring, and dull. An energy drainer like a vampire sucking out all my energy, tiring and pointless. I am getting tired just talking about it.
But! Poetry can be relaxing like on a couch watching TV. For me, poetry has to rhyme or be lyrical like a song. If not it is dull and boring. Happy like hanging out with friends. Fuzzy, bright, and exciting.
