Introduction to Poetry

As an introduction to poetry this past week, we looked at the Nancy Atwell poem "Where Poetry Hides". She encouraged us to find poetry in all of the nooks and crannies of our lives, in our collections of things, in our favorite memories, in simple things around our homes. We wrote our own version below.

Where Poetry Hides
A Class Poem

In my 6 year old memory of the zoo –Dayana

In the forest behind my house –Keith

In my rest under the cool fir tree –Jasmin

In an old wood box in my basement –Cody

In a book where a monster comes out of a dark lake –Carl

In the heartbeat of my chest –Serena

In the motor home going side to side –Myra

In my sister’s dark bedroom –Jael

In my little sister’s red devil eyes –Ivy

In my fluffy stuffed animals –Savannah

In the indescribable smell of pencil shavings –Zack

In the flattened snakes roasting on the road –Naomi

In the cold frosty shadows of the woods –Lukas

In the Detonators –Charlie

In the ball at the soccer game –Mally

In a bright blinding neon coat –Brandon

In a bear’s spirit –Ian

In my bug infested cage –Selena

In my backyard –Hunter

In my random penguin collection – Ebba

In my dog collection –Evelyn

In the church where my mom got married –Mayrene

In the time I fell off my motorcycle –Taylor

In the TV –Cole

In my baseball glove -Erber

In memories -Jasmine