Vacation by Rita Dove I love the hour before takeoff, that stretch of no time, no home but the gray vinyl seats linked like unfolding paper dolls. Soon we shall be summoned to the gate, soon enough there’ll be the clumsy procedure of row numbers and perforated stubs—but for now I can look at Read more…
Zhuo-Wei is also working on a poetry unit, and has responded strongly to the light verse of Shel Silverstein. Light verse is defined as poetry that attempts to be humorous. Some of the notable light verse poets are Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Phyllis McGinley, Lewis Carroll, and the inimitable Shel Silverstein. The below poems follow Read more…
Snowball I have a little kitten She’s as fluffy as my ice skating mittens Whenever she purrs She rubs against me and I feel her fur Her name is Snowball because she’s fluffy and white She’s very well behaved because she never bites Whenever I groom her she looks at me And I feel Read more…
The Struggles of Claude McKay Claude McKay was born on September 15, 1889 in Jamaica to a family who was educated and well off. When McKay was four he started to go to basic school at his church. At the age of seven McKay was sent to live with his brother, who Read more…
At the classroom desks, before the
teacher comes, you exaggerate
your bland day,
tired, and how you took three tests
with no sleep and no caffeine.
