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POETRY WITS
Website Submissions

Here is a gallery of some of the poems that have been submitted to the PoetryWITS website.

> READ THE POEMS HERE

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POETRY IN THE LIBRARY
at Indian Valley Library

When the children’s librarian at the Indian Valley Library requested a poetry writing program about the moon and stars, PoetryWITS developed a plan using THE MOON by Robert Louis Stevenson and A FALLING STAR by Sara Teasdale. This actually turned into a multi-generational program. It was unexpected fun to include parents’ ideas and poems.

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STUDENT POETRY NOIR
Souderton Area High School

The mission of Poetry Noir is to explore the universal moments presented or "spoken" in Black-and-White films with poetry writing. We will feature a film clip and challenge to capture in words the poetry the film clips suggest to you.

> READ THE POEMS HERE


SOUDERTON HIGH SCHOOL

A poetry workshop taught by the 2010 Montgomery County Poet Laureate (MCPL), Grant Clauser, was designed to help students engage and experience poetry. The course included a look at poems both contemporary and classic, and helped students learn to experience the poem, rather than simply understand what it “means.” The students talked about word choice, imagery, metaphor and symbolism and took part in writing activities designed to get them to see and feel language in unique ways. Team writing and group discussions were included.

> READ THE POEMS HERE


POETRY WORKSHOP
Forgotten Voices Poetry Group

Take a Dip in the Pool of Words! A workshop for all ages. Learn how to write poetry, listen to poetry, and write your own poetry.

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ARCADIA'S QUI VIVE!
Center for Writing, Book Arts,
and Performance

Arcadia Unversity's Qui Vive! Center for Writing, Book Arts, and Performance helps Philadelphia-area middle and secondary students believe in themselves as writers and poets through the process of experimenting, manipulating, and performing the written word. We believe that youth who think of themselves as competent and creative writers produce powerful and interesting writing, both creative and analytic. These poems were created during our Fall after-school poetry workshop focusing on the list poem. Qui Vive! was created by and is run by Arcadia professors Leif Gustavson and Tyler Doherty.

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> NOT YOUR MAMA'S HAIKU

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ABINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL
The Whole Tree, 2008-2012

Abington Friends School in Jenkintown has a long tradition of teaching children and teens to write creatively. These are poems selected from THE WHOLE TREE, high school literary magazine. Discover and enjoy their individual and imaginative art!

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EPISCOPAL ACADEMY
What Is Poetry?

Ms. Lisa Turner (Upper School English) - With my freshman Introduction to Literature students, I have designed a poetry unit to cultivate three specific competencies: confidence to approach a poem and find meaning using a set of analytical tools; the understanding that all writing requires careful, active revision; and the ability to write and recite an original poem.

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POETRY WITS
Classroom Submissions

Here is a gallery of some of the poems that have been submitted to PoetryWITS as a class assignment. episcopal academy

> CLAY ELEMENTARY (IA), 2011

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INDIAN VALLEY
MIDDLE SCHOOL

Please enjoy these poems and illustrations presented by Berdine Leinbach's 8th Grade Language Arts Classes at the Indian Valley Middle School. The work was completed in December, 2010 in response to Poetrywits' Visiting Poets program. The lesson outline is also available on our website.

> READ THE POEMS HERE


POETRY MIND MAPPING
Forgotten Voices Poetry Group
at Indian Valley Library

In the center circle, put the key word of your topic. Write several other associated words or ideas in surrounding circles and draw lines connecting them to the center circle. Write words associated with each one of those and place them in nearby circles, connected with lines. You may have any number of related or clustered words. They can be key words for your poem, or anything related to your topic or emotion. Select a cluster and write about it. Continue with another cluster, and create another poem! The Parking Lot is where we put all the words that came up after the "Spider Web" was complete.

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BENJAMIN RUSH
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Creative Writing Lessons

Six local Pennsylvania poets participated in this creative writing project with 5th and 6th grades at Benjamin Rush Elementary School in Bensalem, PA in February / March 2009. Guide: Rose, Where Did you Get that Red? by Kenneth Koch. Using Koch's innovative ideas, this lesson plan is based on reading good poetry to children and suggesting an assignment based on those poems.

> READ THE POEMS HERE

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