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I See Trees of Green

24 Oct 2022

The first two weeks at Hale Elementary, our young poets were introduced to the concept of poetic line and stanza. Before we begin reading a poem we each shout out how many lines and […]

For Week 2 of the poetry residency at Hale Elementary, the poets submerged themselves inside the weird and spectacular world of dreams. We asked ourselves what details can we remember from our dreams and […]

My Name…

18 Oct 2022

For Week 1 of the poetry residency, the wonderful students at Hale Elementary School analyzed the powers of their own names — where do names come from and what do names mean? Some students […]

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