As students sheltered-in-place, the 7th, 8th, and 9th graders at Taft Freshman Academy generated beautiful poems via E-Learning. This week’s poems are inspired by A Hot Property by Roland Wallace and the minimalist, William Carlos Williams’ poem, The Locust Tree In Flower
Lesson Note: ‘In a time of crisis, poetry can help focus our fears and transform ‘noise into music’ … In effect, poetry “aims in every possible way to reaffirm the world that we actually inhabit, in all its vital, messy, beautiful, tragic reality.” Mar 10, 2020, The Washington Post.
Ma. Munoz, 9th Grade
Period One
Mochi
Victoria C.
Among
This
Tiny
Hairy
Soft
Sun-tanning
Big- eared
Dog
Warmly
Running
Near
Me
Police Brutality
Ronni B.
Among
Racist
Corrupted
Blue
Force
Brake
American
Comes
Destroyed
Lives
Always lost.
Who am I
Mark C.
I am a do-gooder, an almost always on timer
I am who you think I am not
Optimistic and pessimistic
No water, but fish has been caught
I am realistic, I can talk while I talk
I am loyal the like my money I come and I go
Obviously, I’m kidding, was it really funny though?
I am funny but I’m not
You don’t know me
Who am I?
Ms. Munoz, 7th Grade
Period Two
skateboard
Jacob G.
Against
Beside
Wooden
Metallic
Black
Board
Poppy
Element
Elegantly
Fan
Isabella J.
Lonely
By
The
Tv
Tall
Slim
Round
Spinning
From
Walmart
Fast
And
Cold
Turing
And
Amazing
Hair
Hannah M.
Among
Straight
Soft
Everywhere
Tresemme
Hair
Brush
Thick
Black
Alongside
A Hot Property
Leonardo D.
I am a…
I am a…
Procrastinator, I leave everything
Till the last minute, an ambivert
Both extrovert
Energetic
Talkative
and
Introvert
Shy
quiet
awkward
Around new people
outgoing
With close friends and family
Adventurous
curious
At times
Possibly
Annoying
Irritating
tiresome
Good, kind
Nice, friendly
Most of the time
Untitled
Georgia K.
I am a creator,
a productive inventor.
I am a slacker,
I don’t get much work done.
I’m an introvert,
a stay at home-er.
I’m a night owl,
I don’t like to sleep.
I’m a sensible person,
a realistic thinker.
I am occasionally a pessimist,
I don’t think positively
I am
Adrian O.
I am a good soccer player scoring many goals,
an amiable person always kind to everyone,
I am energetic always being active,
a humble respecting everyone,
a keep an eye on always caring for everyone,
a brainy a smart kid,
a very silly person always making people laugh,
I am a lot of things.
Ms. Munoz, 7th Grade
Period Five
Small Mexican Doll
Mia A.
Along
with
thin
soft
purple
green
cloth
from
Mexico
fondly
Chromebook
Teagan CR
Among
Work
Typing
Docs
Slideshows
Google Classroom
Essays
Homework
School work
Classes
Video chats
Google meets
Google chats
Stress
After
Netflix
me
Nikola D.
I am a ball player, an always sports player I am a reader, an always nose in a book I am a game player, an always stay up late I am a sleeper, an always first one asleep I am a have funner, an always joker I am a rule follower, an always stick in the mud I am a lazy , an always later I am an insider, an always never go camping I am an animal lover, an always love zoos
Ms.Munoz, 9th Grade
Period Six
Untitled
Jorge C.
Among
the
Dark
Road
I’m
Walking
And
See
A
Shadow
I
Run
The
other
Way
From
It
Table
Abril G.
Along
It’s
Bland
Under
Hard
Smooth
Service
Dry
October
Lightly
The Clean Paper
Sean P.
On
The
Damaged
Clean
Handmade
List
Staples
Useful
Untitled
Elijah A.
I am… me myself and I
I am a student of life,
I am a goof with my friends,
I am a teacher to younger kids,
I am an interesting person.
I am a good student planning a good future ahead.
The Real Me
Nyasia Q.
I am a self-effacing, an introverted character.
I am reluctant and hesitant at times.
I am circumspect and cautious occasionally.
I am extroverted and articulate once in a while.
But for the moment that I am myself,
I am considered to be too loquacious.
Accordingly,
people only see the reticent side of me.
They do not see the communicative side of me.
Ms. Munoz, 7th Grade
Period Eight
peonies
Kasey F.
Inside
Pink
Blooming
Beautiful
Vase
Look
May
Slowly
My Backpack
Tyler S.
Slumped
Waiting
Tired
Nylon
Gray
Straps
Zipped
Filled
Binders
Folders
Notebooks
Datebook
Pencils
Pens
Highlighters
Hydroflask
Heavy
Longing
School
Return
I am
Joseph G.
I am an uninteresting kid
I am sometimes funny
I’m a brother
An uncle surprisingly
I’m a son
I’m extroverted
And introverted at times
I’m messy
I’m a lot of things
Title
Jason T.
I am a do-gooder, an almost always on timer,
I am a 13-year-old boy, an almost 14-year-old,
I am born the year of the dog, almost the year of the pig,
I am an asian born american, an almost asian born french,
I am a gamer, mostly a fighting game player,
I am a minority, only in the U.S.
