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Dance theater artist Alli Ross performs her original choreography to Christina Rossetti's "Who Has Seen The Wind".
RECOMMENDED GRADES: PreK-12th + adult
TOPICS: movement/dance, choreopoem
Songwriter and performance artist Cliff Notez introduces writing hip-hop by demonstrating how to start a 16 bar verse; the first video in a 3 part series.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 9th-12th + adult
TOPICS: hip-hop, free writing, word choice
Songwriter and performance artist Cliff Notez discusses rhyme scheme in writing a 16 bar verse; the second video in a 3 part series.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 9th-12th + adult
TOPICS: rhymes, hip-hop
Songwriter and performance artist Cliff Notez discusses rhyme scheme in writing a 16 bar verse; the third video in a 3 part series.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 9th-12th + adult
TOPICS: rhymes, hip-hop
Explore your memory lane with Boston's first ever Youth Poet Laureate Alondra Bobadilla.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 6th-12th + adult
TOPICS: imagery, writing prompt
American, Haitian-born poet Danielle Legros Georges shares a poem about Haiti and invites you to write about your group or community.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 6th-12th + adult
TOPICS: identity, writing prompt
Somerville poet David Blair shares his method for writing poems with a cell phone (or camera) + notebook.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 9th-12th + adult
TOPICS: imagery, writing prompt
Gilmore Tammy and her cat Faraday explore haiku.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 1st-8th
TOPICS: haiku, word choice
Children's book author Jef Czekaj explains concrete poetry with his puppet friends Powderhouse Pickle Jar + Somerville Sheep.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: K-5th
TOPICS: concrete poems, imagery
José Luis Falconi lee y discute el poemas "Caso nominativo" y "Variaciones en torno a un vaso de agua" de Jorge Eduardo Eielson.
EN ESPAÑOL
GRADOS RECOMENDADOS: 9-12+adultos
TEMAS: lectura poética
José Luis Falconi lee y discute el poemas “Meciendo” y “Corderito” de la poeta chilena Gabriela Mistral.
EN ESPAÑOL
GRADOS RECOMENDADOS: 1-5
TEMAS: lectura poética
Join Julia Story on a tiny vacation inside a snow globe or paperweight, and write a poem about it.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 2nd-8th
TOPICS: metaphor, writing prompt
Somerville Poet Laureate Lloyd Schwartz discusses his love of poetry and writing personal poems
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 6th-12th + adult
TOPICS: writing prompt
It starts with a monster, but how will it end? Check out these young artists' poems and drawings. Then gather some friends and make a round of poems and drawings of your own!
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 1st-5th
TOPICS: writing prompt, drawing
Somerville Public Library librarian Alison Mitchell sings some songs and reads a poem by Charles Ghigna.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: PreK-K
TOPICS: songs, poetry reading
Somerville Public Library librarian Alison Mitchell sings some songs and reads a poem by William Wise.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: PreK-K
TOPICS: songs, poetry reading
Brian Amador, music director for Sol y Canto, teaches us how to write a song for mom. In Spanish with English subtitles.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 2nd-6th
TOPICS: lyrics, form, rhythm
Brian Amador, director musical de Sol y Canto, nos enseña a escribir una canción para mamá.
EN ESPAÑOL
GRADOS RECOMENDADOS: 2-6
TEMAS: letra, forma, ritmo
Poet Jill McDonough free writes about things she loves, and invites you to do the same.
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 2nd-12th + adult
TOPICS: free writing, list poem, imagery,
Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola invites you to explore your name and performs her original poem "ella: @ the skating rink".
RECOMMENDED GRADES: 6-12
TOPICS: identity, metaphor, writing prompt
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