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Fish, You’re Dancing A Lullaby

This week I had to distinct pleasure of writing poems to music with the Moos Elementary 4th, 5th, & 6th Graders. As part of the Poetry Center’s Collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, our […]

A Concert In The Desert: The Carnival of the Animals

This week I had to distinct pleasure of writing poems to music with the Avondale 4th Graders. As part of the Poetry Center’s Collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, our students are listening to […]

Dear Cheetah: You should move to Chicago

This week the Darwin 2nd & 3rd graders read Blake’s “Tyger” and then wrote a poem to a mysterious animal. For their poem, they could ask the animal any questions they wished. You might […]

Are you big like the Sears Tower? Or small like a little doctor?

For our third week together, the Moos 4th & 6th graders read Blake’s “Tyger” and then wrote a poem to a mysterious animal. For their poem, they could ask the animal any questions they […]

Elephants: Why are your eyes the same as my uncle’s?

This week the Avondale Logandale 4th graders read Blake’s “Tyger” and then wrote a poem to a mysterious animal. For their poem, they could ask the animal any questions they wished. You might recall […]

The Unlikely Ghost and other Pizza-loving Monsters

Week Two and its Halloween Eve! The students and I read two poems: “October,” by Bobbi Katz, and “Theme In Yellow,” by Carl Sandburg. We discussed persona and voice, and how you might transform […]

Strange Company! The Halloween Creatures at Moos Elementary

Week Two and its Halloween! The students and I read two poems: October, by Bobbi Katz, and Theme In Yellow, by Carl Sandburg. We discussed persona and voice, and how you might transform into […]

Strange Company: Monsters who walk slow and dancing butter

Week Two and its Halloween! The students and I read two poems: “October,” by Bobbi Katz, and “Theme In Yellow,” by Carl Sandburg. We discussed persona and voice, and how you might transform into […]

This book tastes like tamales on Christmas night: The secret libraries of Moos Elementary

What a busy week! The very first of our residency is always jam packed: we’ve got to get to know each other, talk about what to expect, pass out poetry folders, and then get […]

This book IS CRAZY GOOD: The Secret Libraries of Darwin Elementary

What a busy week! The very first of our residency is always jam packed: we’ve got to get to know each other, talk about what to expect, pass out poetry folders, and then get […]

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