Here are some examples of the amazing work that’s going on in the Art of Writing Program! The first three examples are responses to the exercise we did in week two: we personified an abstract idea. These students did a great job showing the reader confusion, joy, and depression!
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Confusion
Always walking in the wrong way
She doesn’t know what to say to the things surrounding her
Doesn’t know left or right.
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Joy is a little girl,
skipping off to school.
A frilly blue dress
covering her scabby knees.
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Depression
Depression yet again acting out in class
On the sidewalk, pacing, puzzled, and
hesitated to enter the house, knowing
what was waiting on the inside
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And here’s one more poem from a student in the program:
We run, jump, dodge
He runs, shoots, threatens
We turn, hide, cry
He looks, finds, grabs
We don’t live long.
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Great work, everyone!
Stay tuned to see more student poems next week!
