CMSD students write and perform choreopoems based on Lord of the Flies – Lake Erie Ink In-School Program Highlight
John Adams High School students from Ms. Walker-Hagan’s ELA Honors Class wrote and performed poetry inspired by “The Lord of the Flies,” written by William Golding. The poetry focused on the themes of fear, survival of the fittest, innocence, leadership, and bullying. The students worked with Lake Erie Ink to develop their choreopoems.
Spring Renga Poem
By Kalia, Eva, and Cameron I see the trees, which sway like they’re dancing. I hear birds chirping like non-stop alarm clocks. I smell the grass like I am lying in the sun. I feel a breeze hitting my face and I feel relaxed. I see the dandelion seeds fly like the birds. I hear […]
My Hands
By Mariah H. from Mary McLeod Bethune School My hands create love for my baby cousin. My hands hold my baby cousin. My hands reach for my baby cousin to hug him. My hands let go of anger. My hands make my own play dough, My hands let go of sadness, My hands reach for […]
Spring Teen Anthology 2015
Remember Ella V.N. Do you remember me? Once a pretty little girl Dumb with innocence, In love with a demon In a little black dress. Do you remember me? My eyes once shone With the dark of death, For that demon inside me Had poison on its breath. Do you remember me? The […]
Paul Dunbar Anthology
Moments Elias C. The happiest moment in my life is when I got my first award. The saddest moment in my life is when my great grandfather died. A time when I saw something life changing is when I saw my parents fighting. A time I learned something that I won’t forget is never […]
Me
By Destiny C., from Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland They call me the money spender The respect giver the baby face Assassin it you will I play ball like Curry, manipulate My parents to the point where they Wanna hurt me but I sit back and Laugh. I do me to the point where […]
I Am
By Dajanaé B., from the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland I am a singer and smart. I am not what people think I am. I am the player of my favorite basketball team making a shoot one hand. I am Jenal Monae with the weird style. I am the breakfast you sit on your table […]
Acupuncture
By Tess K. Somewhere in the world someone’s got needles in their feet from trekking through the desert because there was nowhere else to go. Somewhere in the world a man’s got thorns against his ankles because it’s just one more step. And somewhere in the world a woman’s got razor blades through her wrists […]
Somewhere
By Rachael M. Somewhere in a school Somewhere in this world A girl is being bullied for being herself She’s crying in the bathroom alone Somewhere in that same school The girl tries to tell the principal but it doesn’t matter, they can’t help Somewhere outside of school the girl cuts her wrists. […]
Somewhere in the Mix
By Pat W. Strange shaped bones stand still on Almond castles compressing rainbows til each color is separated melting nest to dreams that are like raisins in the sun drying up because the roots rejected them But their presence is known When a hand decides to care
