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An Open Letter

After watching Amanda Gorman deliver her powerful performance of “The Hill We Climb” for President Biden’s inauguration, the 7th grade poets from West Park Academy wrote an open letter describing some of the societal […]

I ode you this.

The 7th grade poets from West Park Academy learned about the “Ode” poem. After much discussion about the things they admire, are grateful for, and generally love, they were asked to dedicate a poem […]

Know My Name

The 7th grade poets from West Park Academy participated in an exercise in alliteration. After a heated battled of tongue twisters they were asked to write their own using words that alliterate with their […]

Make it Make Sense

What is your favorite sense? Which sense can you not live without? The poets in Ms. Chambers 7th grade class at West Park Academy used their senses to write poems for this session. They […]

New Year, New You, New Me

The first week of the new year brought a fresh start to the young lives of the 7th grade poets from West Park Academy. We spent this session sharing the gifts we received over […]

I “Like” you

The poets from West Park Academy used one of the most common literary devices, similes, to profess their love. Enjoy! Yahaira T. R. Tu sonrisa se parece a la de un conejo Tus ojos […]

Two Tales of the Same City

The poets from Ms. Chambers class at West Park Academy for the Fine Arts wrote about the city they live in, Chicago. After analyzing Carl Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” they wrote about the negatives and […]

Line, Lyric, and Stanza

It was a wonderful first class with the poets from Ms. Chambers 7th grade class at West Park Academy of Fine Arts. For our first meeting we read and analyzed Carl Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” […]

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