Dear Basketball

Dear Basketball is a poem written by basketball player Kobe Bryant. In his poem, Kobe chose to write directly to something that he loves, something that makes up a huge part of his identity - basketball. You might choose to write a poem like Kobe's!

Read Kobe's poem, Dear Basketball, below.

Then, read the other example poem and the prompts that follow. 

Write your own poem!

Prompts to write your own poem

• What brings you joy? 

• What are you passionate about?

Examples: sport, hobby, activity, subject in school, place, etc

Write a thank you letter to that thing.

Talk to it directly by saying you. 

Dear ___________, 

From the first ___________ to the ____________.

I knew _____________.

You give me _________.

I ____________ for you.

You’ve brought/given me ____________,