This week we continued with William Carlos Williams and read “Locust Tree In Flower.” I asked the students to write an imagist-style poem about something they could see (or visualize), one word per line.
8th Grade
First, two poems by student Jennifer O., imagist family portraits:
The Back of My Sister’s Hairy Head
Jennifer O.
curly
tough
brown
natural
safari
tangled
preciously
bouncing
yet
shamed
Mother
Jennifer O.
laying
in
aching
maternal
bliss
hands
veined
charcoal
eyes
stained
joys
whispered
caring
prayers
unrelentingly
lovely
Winter
Maria M.
soft
cold
among
white
unique
falling
all
sky
hard
gray
light
equinox
again
The Demons In My Mind
Niko C.
Red
Black
Horned
Fight
Scream
Kill
Of
The
Lesser
Known
Inside
Trapped
Mind
7th Grade
Maps
Matthew P.
Lines
Colors
Names
Struggles
Scars
Power
Adventure
Risk
Profit
Poverty
Wealth
Hunger
Knowledge
Information
History
Borders
War
Death
Singing With Myself
Edina H.
Dance
brought
me
there.
From
the
depths
of
my
soul
Projecting
out
to
my
empty
room
From An Ant’s View
Denita H.
Large
Loud
Wierd
Deadly
Giant
Colorful
Dangerous
Malicious
Go Down and Come Up
Ivan V.
Shake
Whistle
Hold
Grab
Position
Force
Fight
Reverse
Take
Down
8th Grade
Eleanor
Ariana T.
small
sit
stay
thin
round
grey
hyper
dog
Blonde Hair
Patrick B.
All
Everything
Everywhere
Stretches
On
Now
Can’t
Escape
Blonde
Hair
The File Cabinet
Gabriela C.
You’re
tall
dark
and
grey
Long
with
three
cabinets
You’ve
almost
fallen
on
me
My
heart
skipped
a
beat
My
life
was
almost
taken
How
dare
you?
Eating An Orange
Carlos A.
Orange
Round
Craterous
Thick
Coarse
Slippery
Layers
Soft
Juicy
Pouches
Gushy
Sweet
Gone
The Change
Weronika B.
leaves
blow
and
fall
snow
white
red-sled
flowers
bloom
green
grass
pool
hot
pineapples
redo
and
reverse
