Poetry

  

“Mrs. Wong, the Teacher in the Hat,” and “Strange Storm”

Morgan Apostle, age 12, channels the spirit of Dr. Seuss in her poem, “Mrs. Wong, the Teacher in the Hat,” featured in the Spring 2008 issue of Creative Kids. This page also includes the poem “Strange Storm,” by Emma O’Connell, age 11, describing a fascinating thunderstorm.
Click here to download “Mrs. Wong, the Techer in the Hat,” and “Strange Storm.”

“Wolf,” “Cat Tracks,” and “Nightmare”

The excellent poetry of Jessie Engler, age 15, Emily Sturman, age 14, and Dorian Oberstein, age 13, fill this page of the Winter 2007–2008 issue of Creative Kids.
Click here to download “Wolf,” “Cat Tracks,” and “Nightmare.”

“Arizonian Wonders” and “Journey Across the Desert”

Alex Milano, age 15, writes about the power in the beauty of Arizona’s natural red rocks in the poem, “Arizonian Wonders,” featured in the Fall 2007 issue of Creative Kids. This page also includes the poem “Journey Across the Desert” by Wendy Li, age 15, which describes a journey through an endless desert.
Click here to download “Arizonian Wonders” and “Journey Across the Desert”

“Little Brown Dress and That Wedding, Too,” “Your Page, Your Island,” and “Orange Juice”

Meghan Blumer, age 15, writes about the pressures experienced when performing at a wedding in her poem “Little Brown Dress and That Wedding, Too,” featured in the Summer 2007 issue of Creative Kids. This page also features the poems “Your Page, Your Island,” by Dina Lamdany, age 14, and “Orange Juice,” by Maxine Eisenberg, age 13.
Click here to download “Little Brown Dress and That Wedding, Too,” “Your Page, Your Island,” and “Orange Juice”

“Dream,” “Questions of the Earth,” and “The Northern Cave”

Dorothy Pisz, age 14, writes about the powerful feeling experienced when she dreams about becoming a dragon in her poem, “Dream,” featured in the Spring 2007 issue of Creative Kids. This page also includes the poems “Questions of the Earth” written by CJ Stavrakos, age 14, to describe the ironies of earth’s life cycles, and “The Northern Cave,” written by Kenny Cutler, age 11, to depict a fabulous adventure.
Click here to download “Dream,” “Questions of the Earth,” and “The Northern Cave.”