About Hands on Stanzas

Hands on Stanzas, the educational outreach program of the Poetry Center of Chicago places professional, teaching Poets in residence at Chicago Public Schools across the city. Poets teach the reading, discussion, and writing of poetry to 3 classes over the course of 20 classroom visits, typically from October through April. Students improve their reading, writing, and public speaking skills, and participating teachers report improved motivation and academic confidence. You can contact Cassie Sparkman, Director of the Hands on Stanzas program, by phone: 312.629.1665 or by email: csparkman(at)poetrycenter.org for more information.

At Burroughs Elementary School, Margaret Chapman works with Ms Rodriguez's third grade classroom, room 105 and with Mr Gonzalez and Ms Griffin's fourth grade classrooms, rooms 306 and 002.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Nobody Knows Poems

students wrote poems in which they revealed secrets that animals, nature, and objects keep.

3rd grade 105

Fernando A.
Nobody knows that trees cry at night.
Nobody knows that sunflowers go at night with the daisy.
Nobody knows that rivers are stronger than dinosaurs.
Nobody knows that a monkey goes to take a shower in a bathtub and sings le la ya.

Dylan C.
Nobody knows that the moon is the cheese monster
Nobody knows that the gingerbread man is alive.
Nobody knows that trees are dolls.
Nobody knows that stars are sharp.

Isabella B.
Nobody knows that the science book is in love with the reading book.
Nobody knows that the rose spreads its roots to kiss the grass.
Nobody knows that the zebra looked under the cats dress.
Nobody knows that spider legs are made of elephant trunks.

Perla L.
Nobody knows that dogs put his tale under his pillow.
Nobody knows that a turtle hangs its shell when it washes.


4th Grade 306

Juanita R.
Nobody knows that the pencils move.
Nobody knows that you could be a pet.
Nobody knows that the true thing is coming.
Nobody knows that I could hear the wind.

Alondra C.
Nobody knows that when a rose has thorns it has babies.
Nobody know that a rose is in the nude.
Nobody knows that a blue tulip likes a purple tulip.
Nobody knows that a white rose is more beautiful than a red rose so the red rose has a cat fight with the white rose.

Mayra T.
Nobody knows that the pigs like looking good in the mud.
Nobody knows that the pencil writes its own poems.
Nobody knows that poems are like roses in the wind up in the clouds.
Nobody knows that music takes you to a lovely place.

Omero N.
Nobody knows that the moon fights every time it sees the sun.
Nobody knows that a river starts with a tube in the inner core.
Nobody knows that plants were invented in the sun.
Nobody knows that everything is hard made invisible.
Nobody knows that you were never born.

4th Grade 002

Alex R.
Nobody knows that dinosaurs instead of looking for food they mow their lawns.
Nobody knows that swans instead of moving they hit the bar if they get really far.
Nobody knows that daisies are lazy.
Nobody knows that roses have noses that are very noisy.
Nobody knows that birds are very good learners.

Miguel R.
Nobody knows that birds have school. Nobody knows that cars talk. Nobody knows that monkeys make glasses. Nobody knows that seeds use crayons to color themselves. Nobody knows that dogs fly airplanes. Nobody knows that cats read books. Nobody knows that a desk can see. Nobody knows that a lion can eat its legs.

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