Poem in Your Pocket Day = SUCCESS!

Zervas Elementary School was buzzing with students and staff stopping in the hallway and classrooms, pulling folded and crumpled pieces of paper from pockets (there was even a 1st grade girl who CONSTRUCTED pockets for her pants that were pocketless). The poems were read, shared and generally enjoyed by all. Grades 1, 2 and 3 were able to share their poems during library time and 4th graders illustrated their chosen poems in art. 5th graders helped to read a poem over the intercom - and they will continue this every morning after vacation to wrap up poetry month. Kindergarteners saw their acrostic poems decorating the library. All and all - a HUGE success! Here's an outstanding example of a student who created her own poem for the day:

There's a poem in my pocket

by Maggie

There's a poem in my pocket

And I don't know when to read it

There's a poem in my pocket

And I don't know when to feed it

There's a poem in my pocket

And I don't know what to do

There's a poem in my pocket

Can I give it to you?

There's a poem in my pocket

And I'm very confused

There's a poem in my pocket

And it has not been used

There's a poem in my pocket

And it doesn't really fit

There's a poem in my pocket

And this is it.