Poems by Kids

The Geography of Poetry

Yonkers, Fall 2007. Most, but not all, of the poems were about place. The class made a book of all the poems, and one student made a gorgeous illustration for the cover. They named the book Poem River. Also, each student put together a book of his or her own poems and used maps to make covers. See some examples.

	Untitled Poem, by CML		Vegetarian Thanksgiving, by Auden
	Paintball City, by Ben		The Mississippi Snake, by Lynette
	Guitar Hero Guitar, by Ian		Locust, by Henri
	Poem, by Henri		Poem, by CML
	Rivers, by Rebecca

Poems from Laurie's Literature and Poetry Club

(By children ages 6-12)

	How to Make the Sun, by August		Spell for a Good Person, by Sekai
	My Ocean, by Hannah		Taste a Flame , by Willem
	Two Poems, by Jeffrey		Two Poems, by Joseph
	Cat in a Tree What Do You Hear?, by Sophia		The Flowers and the Rain, by Jessica
	The Spell, by Agafia		Poem, by Mamoun
	My Giant Lion, by Spencer

By Ben, age 12

By Serena, age 8

By Clara, age 6

Laurie's Tuesday Class

(click to enlarge)	These poems were written by the children in Laurie Spigel's Tuesday morning class. They are selected from the year-end compilation Wacky Poems from the Basement. (The classes were held in a church basement.)	(click to enlarge)
See Classes and Lectures by Laurie Block Spigel for information on Laurie's classes. See also some Art by Kids .

	The Pineapple Story, by Sekai, age 11		From Fall to Winter by Autumn, age 9
	Relative by Yadira, age 10		Mouse by Jeffrey, age 9
	Artist, by Joseph, age 12		Dark by Sophia, age 12
	Pinecone by Sophia, age 12		Sounds of Night, by Jon, age 11
	Owl by Agafia, age 8		Tree by Agafia, age 8
	The Big Sarcastic Lie by Josh, age 9

Poems we have received:

	Kate the Kitten, by Clara, age 7		A Weed can Grow, by Hannah, age 8
	Set, by Jessica, age 13		Great Grey Stone, by Jessica, age 13
	The Unrepentant Pup, by Heather, age 11

And here are some poems by Laurie