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See Classes & Lectures for more information on Laurie's poetry classes. Visit our Photo Gallery Collage Poetry * The Geography of Poetry Poems from Laurie's Literature and Poetry Club * Laurie's Poetry for Kids Class Poems we have received * Poems by Laurie Need inspiration? See Making a Word Box. Become a published author (or artist)! Launch Pad is a new online magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, and artwork by children ages 6-12. For upcoming issues, they are looking for creative works on: The Ocean Fairy Tales & Fantasy Heroes Mysteries Sports/Summer Fun Variety (any topic) Check out their submission guidelines. Collage Poetry This class combines art and poetry.

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Students display their finished poems:

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 Poetry for Kids Class

(click to enlarge)	These poems were written by the children in Laurie Spigel's Poetry for Kids 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