Ode to S
\nby Kate (3rd Grade)<\/p>\n
S swirls around each star,
\nit dances on the rain cloud of the
\nworld.
\nS,
\nyou hear it coming
\nwhen S streams by,
\nas if it was late for something
\nalmost as important as a new
\nborn baby stepping into the light of
\nthe universe.
\nS has the texture of dew
\nin the morning,
\nas the mist streams out of
\nthe night before,
\nS dives into the depths
\nof children\u2019s words
\nsometimes,
\nseparated,
\nsoaring,
\nS.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Kate wrote her poem, “Ode to S,” \u00a0as a third grader at View Ridge Elementary in Seattle. I had the privilege of working with Kate through Writers in the Schools, a wonderful program that inspires students to write creatively and powerfully by placing professional, passionate writers in the classroom. \u00a0In the 2011-12 school year, 24 writers-in-residence taught poetry, fiction, comics, memoir, and playwriting to 5,520 students in the greater Puget Sound region. \u00a0WITS\u00a0will celebrate the publication of a\u00a0new student anthology<\/a> on Sunday, September 30 at 5:00pm at Benaroya\u2019s Recital Hall, with a reading by student contributors. \u00a0The event is free, open to the public, and unforgettable.<\/p>\n WITS<\/a> is part of Seattle Arts and Lectures,<\/a> who will be honored with a\u00a0Mayor’s Arts Award<\/a>\u00a0on August 31 at Seattle Center. \u00a0Congratulations SAL!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ode to S by Kate (3rd Grade) S swirls around each star, it dances on the rain cloud of the world. S, you hear it coming when S streams by, as if it was late for something almost as important … Continue reading