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One Lawndale Part 2

Check out some of the progress on the poems written by the poet from Latino Youth High School for the One Lawndale project.   Leslie R. 7 a.m. already up looking to see the […]

Haikus is Motion

As promised here are the impactful haikus from the fifth grade poets of Avondale/Logandale.   Ke’era B. Life is a playground Tears, life, emotions bursting We struggle through it   Silvestre S. A crow […]

Exploring Movement in Poetry

After watching some YouTube clips of contemporary poets using their lyrics with dance moves, the poets from Avondale/Logandale experimented with choreographing their own movements to their poems. First, the poets studied the classic form […]

Alliteration in Action

The 7th and 8th grade poets from Miss McClain’s class wrote an exercise in alliteration. A commonly used literary device to capture the ear of the reader, see if you can say these tongue […]

My City My City

After reading the classic poem “Chicago” by Carl Sandberg, the young poets from Waters Elementary wrote about their positive and negative experiences in the city of Chicago.   Abbie G. Pigeons flock to the […]

Little Poems with Deep Meanings

The poets from West Park Academy learned about an ancient form of poetry from Japan known as Haikus. These short poems are meant to be thought provoking while keeping to a strict structure of […]

One Lawndale: Part 1

The poets from Latino Youth High School started the first part of their poems for the One Lawndale Project. The multimedia installation aims to connect both the North and South Lawndale neighborhoods, which are […]

From Fear: Part 2

The poets from Avondale/Logandale finally got to write their horrific stories! After analyzing the parts of story structure like plot, characters, and setting the poets incorporated these elements into their work, while writing about […]

From Fear: Part 1

Every 5th grader loves scary movies. But what about scary poems? The poets from Logandale/Avondale read two poems “The Cremation of Sam McGee” by Robert Service and “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe. These […]

This is How I Feel

The poets from Avondale/Logandale used metaphors to describe how they feel when performing a specific activity. They were encouraged to think outside of their normal reality to give their audience an exciting visual of […]

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