I hope a lot of people went to the slam poetry assembly by ARTiculation this past week because they were, to put it as simply as possible, AWESOME!!!! It was a very powerful and exciting evening. If you didn't go, or if you did and want to hear more, I'd encourage you to visit their website: articulationworld.com. They have some great videos of a few of of the pieces they did and a free download of the poem I Teach if you sign up for their mailing list.
While the group was here, Mr. Bean's dot 4 English class was lucky enough to partake in an hour and a half of poetry wonderfulness which resulted in a plethora of poems that are definitely worth sharing. If you were in that class, please email me your poem. There are no excuses and you can't hide them because I know they're out there, already written and just waiting to be read. Thanks and Happy Poeting! (Also, check out the poems in the comments)
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Education Everywhere,
ReplyDeletenot just for those who are lucky enough to be born in a place where words and numbers drip like IVs into young minds,
but education to the Muslim girl for whom the chalk board is obscured by the the folds of a Burqa
and to the boy from Darfur who keeps time in jar of broken sticks, one for each year he’s survived.
Maybe if they had an education,
a solid, if squalid, core education
they wouldn’t be hungry when they skipped home from the schoolhouse
they’d be happy and healthy as they finished their homework.
They would grow up to build up their own legislations
They would solve their problems with ideas of their own.
Education is freedom.
In a world of war and disease,
it is the blaring, red exit sign leading out
But who will stand up and announce
that in case of emergency, exits are located to the left and right?
Who will replace the blood colored light bulbs when they burn out?
When will this world unite in knowledge
become open in opportunity
and at last proclaim peace?
Education Everywhere
will one day save the world.
A Walk in the Rain by Marguerite Wiser and Mr. Bean's Dot 4 English
ReplyDeleteWilderness,
Being alone with the wind on your face,
The stars in the sky,
The trees swaying,
Watching the world go by.
The wind calls, it hums, it chirps, it flows, it breathes.
It is obscured and missing from us.
It is all around, in the trees, in every glass of water we drink.
Nature is here, in more than wilderness, it fills us with a sense of fulfillment and wonder. Not enough people take the time to experience the wild.
It is more than nature.
It is our being.
Wilderness flows in our veins.
The blues and greens are on our face.
We cannot forget something that is within each of us.
We embrace it.
Let wilderness be a part of you,
live with the outdoors,
Don’t hide from the grass and the sun and soil,
Go and embrace it,
Live with all that is around you.
Wilderness is freedom, wide open spaces and sunshine. Wilderness is living off what you need and what you feel,
Rather than what society tells us we can’t live without.
Wilderness is living simply and whole heatedly.
Wilderness is being one with everything around you,
Wilderness is within us, out of us, everything that ever was ,
and everything that ever will be.
So take off your shoes,
Let Down your hair
Play in the mud,
Walk in the rain.
See the bright neon billboards are no match for the moon.
That out gadgets are useless without the air we breathe.
With the wilderness, all alone...you are never alone.
It is the wind on your face, the stars in the sky, seeing the trees sway.
Unplug...look up, open your eyes.
Because before you know it, the world’s gone by.