Lauren Sidle (Lakeshore ES) reads Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera.

With permission of Candlewick Press.

Tracy Heffernan (Francis Scott Key ES & Frank McCoppin ES) reads Poetrees by Douglas Florian.

With permission of Beach Lane Books.

Maestra Jessica Martinez (Bret Harte ES) lee su propio poema, De Donde Soy.

Puedes escribir tu propio De Donde Soy poema siguiendo este modelo.

Jessica Martinez (Bret Harte ES) reads her own Where I'm From poem.

You can write your own Where I'm From poem by following this template.

Check out local poet Tanea Lunsford Lynx in conversation with June Jordan and Hilltop HS librarian René Peña-Govea and get inspired to tap into the power of magic, memory and words.

Tamra Marshall (Rooftop School) reads Lion of the Sky: Haiku for all Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas.

With permission of Millbrook Press, an imprint of Learner Publishing Group.

After listening to the book, try writing your own Riddle-Ku - just like the author!

Cecilila McDonagh (Daniel Webster ES) reads Our Big Home: An Earth Poem by Linda Glaser.

With permission of Millbrook Press, an imprint of Learner Publishing Group.

Listen to and write Haiku with Nancy Olexo (Garfield ES & Jean Parker ES). Included are Haiku poetry and translations of works by famous poets including Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa.

Selections from In a Spring Garden by Richard Lewis read with permission of Dial Press.

Ms. Peña-Govea (June Jordan and Hilltop High Schools) and her son read two Shel Silverstein poems together for you.

With permission of HarperCollins.

Carol Fuerth (Dianne Feinstein ES) reads I'm Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris.

With permission of Little, Brown & Company.

Lauren Sidle (Lakeshore ES) reads Seeing Into Tomorrow by Richard Wright.

With permission of Millbrook Press.

Sharon Robinson (Redding ES & John Yehall Chin ES) reads Once in a Blue Moon by Danielle Daniel.

With permission of Groundwood Books.

Maureen Sullivan (Dolores Huerta ES) reads "When the Good Earth Doesn't Accept You" by Daoud Boulos from the anthology The Space between our Footsteps: Poems and Paintings from the Middle East selected by Naomi Shihab Nye.

With permission of Simon & Schuster.

Carol Fuerth (Dianne Feinstein ES) reads Wonton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw.

With permission of Henry Holt & Co.

Júntate a Maestra Tara Ramos (Sanchez ES) para rimas y canciones para niños pequeños en ingles y español.

Maureen Sullivan (Dolores Huerta ES) lee "Todos los libros llenos de palabras" por Juan Carlos Mestre del anthologia 44 poemas para leer con niños selección de Mar Benegas.

Con permiso de Litera Libros.

Leslie Jer (Lafayette ES) reads You Read to Me, I'll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman.

With permission of Little, Brown & Company Publishers.

Carol Fuerth (Feinstein ES) reads Ride a Purple Pelican by Jack Prelutsky.

With permission of Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Pamela Orgill (Bryant ES and Hillcrest ES) reads Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems by Francisco X. Alarcón.

With permission of Children's Book Press

Pamela Orgill (Bryant ES y Hillcrest ES) lee Jitomates Risueños y otros poemas de primavera por Francisco X. Alarcón.

Con permiso de Children's Book Press.

Leslie Jer (Lafayette ES) reads You A Cat Named Haiku: The Dust Bunny by Mark Poulton.

With permission of Arcana Studio Publishers.

You can create poems just by stacking books. Then if you want to share, take a pic of your spine label poem and email to libraries@sfusd.edu

Don't recycle that junk mail ad! Make found poetry with Ms. Heather (Hoover)

If you'd like to share your creation, email a photo to libraries@sfusd.edu

What does it mean to be 15 and exploring your cultural identity? Ms. Peña-Govea, librarian from June Jordan and Hilltop High Schools, shares her award-winning poem written in her youth.

Join Tracy Heffernan (Francis Scott Key ES & Frank McCoppin ES) to create pockets and poetry for Poem in Your Pocket Day (April 30th).

Colette Lafia (Alamo ES) reads Bow Wow Meow Meow: it's rhyming cats and dogs by Douglas Florian. With permission of Harcourt Children's Books.

Join Nancy Olexo (Garfield ES & Jean Parker ES) for selections of animal poems. Poems are read from:

Zoo Doings: Animal Poems by Jack Prelutsky. With permission of Greeenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Eric Carle's Animals Animals by Laura Whipple. With permission of Penguin Random House Books.

Sarah Cahuas (Jefferson ES) reads "Jimmy Jet and His TV Set" from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. With permission of HarperCollins.

Nancy Olexo (Garfield ES & Jean Parker ES) reads Insectlopedia by Douglass Florian.

With permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.