Last night was Poetry Night for the 7th graders, and man was it adorable.
The kids all sat on the stage (the room we were using is a former chapel, so it's not a huge stage, but a rather a little elevated area with benches built in around the walls), and then one at a time they came up to the microphone and read their poems.
They demonstrated a range of skill and intellectual depth, and I loved them all. I even loved the two boys in my F period class who, after reading Of Mice and Men, became obsessed with the phrase "blue balls" and worked it into their poetry just for the occasion.
4 comments:
One has to appreciated 7th grade boys and the ability to work "blue balls" into a poem.
Poetry Night sounds so awesome. I love your love for your peeps.
I loved a poetry night that I hosted for middle schoolers many years back. Let's admit it, 7th and 8th graders are pretty fun.
I would love to have you as my teacher!
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