A Poem a Day
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The WITS blog publishes poems, stories, essays, and art by students who participate in the program. Writers in the Schools (WITS) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that engages children in the pleasure and power of reading and writing.
Latest Blog Posts
- Books on Nov 20, 2009 in writers in the schools
Crisp pages Smell like wood, Floating across your face. Inky black words, Like an artist’s work, Play pictures in your head. Feel the crispy paper Like sandstone Across your hand. How fun it is To read books Which play a movie in your head. A play,...
- A New Picture on Nov 19, 2009 in art creativity illness imagination poetry writers in the schools poem about struggle
When life is hard, I cough away negativity. When everything goes wrong, I shout for happiness to return. When I’m struggling, I whisper to my sister for help. When I need strength, I open myself to God. When the world falls apart, I sweep the p...
- In El Cielo on Nov 18, 2009 in Spanish nature place poetry student writers in the schools
The cold breeze blows love to me and warms my Corazon. The blood flows under my feet and makes a river. The sidewalk is made out of daisies, and El Mar is deep and wide. This is the beginning of El Futuro. by Elizabeth, 6th grade Posted in nature, pl...
- Quetzalcoatl on Nov 17, 2009 in parenting poetry student writers in the schools mexican mythology
I, the star god, Take bones from the Underworlds of past times To create mankind. Xanath, meaning star, Another story for Another night. Tomorrow’s Sun will be here to wake Us up soon enough. Let us go to our mats Now and sleep As the stars up abov...
- Animal Riddle 5 on Nov 16, 2009 in animal formal nature poetry writers in the schools animal poem guessing game guessing poem haiku short poem
I’m green and slimy. I like to hide in my shell. I move slow like a slug. by Victoria, 3rd grade Answer: I am a turtle. Posted in animal, formal, nature, poetry, writers in the schools Tagged: animal poem, guessing game, guessing poem, haiku,...
- Scholastic Art and Writing Awards on Nov 13, 2009 in art contest creativity education essay student writing contest writers in the schools
Students in grades 7-12 from the U.S., Canada, and American schools abroad are eligible to enter the annual contest sponsored by Scholastic Books. Check out their site for more information. Posted in art, contest, creativity, education, essay, stude...
- Houston, Get Wired with Poetry 11/13/09 on Nov 12, 2009 in Houston art event poetry spoken word video where are we now writers in the schools ArtScan music Radames Ortiz technology twitter
Former WITS Writer Radames Ortiz and Houston poets Lupe Mendez and Byron Jones have joined forces to bring Houston @Wired: A Multimedia Explosion of Poetry. @Wired is a revolutionary approach to exposing the literary masses to a new type of poetry re...
