I love the last line. Shakespeare often wrote about immortalization through verse in his sonnets and this is what I am reminded of in the last stanza. The Global Poetry Project has just welcomed another genius. Please continue to share your poetry...
Hmmmm....and I'm wondering...is it possible to make the world a better place without making ourselves better? And is it possible to make ourselves better without making the world better? I'm really curious about how you would answer this, Kathryn....
Grass is soaked with every color
Each blade saturated in another hue
Technicolor fields for the kaleidoscope yields
chromatic ecstasy for far and few
see the world through a puddle of oil
become into the gallantry of art
there is a great evil, it...
Hi Kathryn, welcome to WT2MAD. Wow, I never would have guessed that we'd get someone from Svalbard and Jan Mayen here on this ning! It would be interesting to know what inspired you to join us! Feel free to explore the site and please let me know if I can help in any way.
Welome to WT2MAD Kathryn. I see you've joined Rob's group. Can you let us know how you found your way here? I don't recognise the name of the country (if that is what it is ) that you have listed. Take a look around and see if there are other groups or projects you might like to get involved with.
Hey Rob,
Are you teaching Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart together this year for AP? If so, you might want to look at this TED talk (or have the kids look at it). It is about the dangers of "one story". http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda...
When Mr. Currin read this in class and said it was by a student named Steffanie, I so didn't piece it together. This is wonderful! I really thought it came from one of Mr. Currin's poetry books. I love the rhyme scheme and flow, but the meaning yo...
I have , in fact, dropped in multiple times to check out what the students are doing, thinking, writing, etc..... yes, I wholeheartedly agree that the quality of their work impresses me the most. I am proud of so many students who have taken the c...
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Kristin Marie Smith Getting ready to share fantastic work written by students reflecting on cultural differences!
A message to current members of the Global Poetry Project:
If you are a contributing member of the Project please continue to share your poems and share feedback with other poets. When a poem is born, the soul of the poet is exposed. Embrace the ...
When I approached Angela and Jenny about hosting the Global Poetry Project on the Working Together 2 Make a Difference Ning I envisioned a nurturing environment that allowed poets to share their work, expand their cultural awareness and become a p...