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Other thoughts from student reflections...

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Other thoughts from student reflections...

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I would have loved it if he could have stayed longer.

Poems can take you to many places and show you things that you didn't think about before.  You don't need a passport to travel to some places.

It was a really great experience to have an artist-in-residence.

He gave a really good definition of art - a moment when our experiences can collide.

I want to learn to speak with eloquence and depth and interest.

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Thanks to the Mercer Island Schools Foundation for providing an honorarium to support Tod's visit.  

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Thanks to the Mercer Island Schools Foundation for providing an honorarium to support Tod's visit.  

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Tod Marshal, State Poet Laureate, visits IMS!

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Tod Marshal, State Poet Laureate, visits IMS!

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A Poetry Friday post on June 10, 2016 regarding our State Poet Laureate's visit to IMS on June 2. Poetry...

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The Poetry Foundation
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I was surprised a famous poet came to visit us.

He knew so much about poetry.

I was surprised that he could memorize so many poems!

He said that even the most skilled poets could look back on their work and say they could have improved it

I was surprised by all the different types of poems he shared with us.

I was surprised at the fact of how much power the Poet Laureate has, and how amazing it must be to just write, and teach kids the value of poems.

I was surprised by how many different ways the underlying message of a poem can be interpreted.

He knew all this stuff about a guy on the wall!  I don't even know his name!  (Langston Hughes)

I was surprised that Tod didn't share more of his poetry, but he wanted to hear ours instead.

I was inspired by the fact that he could just look at the poet's name , and most likely be able to just say one of the poems that that poet wrote.

His visit made me want to write a poem that was full of rich imagery and descriptive language.

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What is the value of memorizing poems?  

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What is the value of memorizing poems?  

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Connecting back to life and beauty

Always having something to think about

You can truly appreciate them.

Poems can help you understand more about life.

So you truly appreciate them and their emotion/beauty

So you can remember them and appreciate them more over time

The value is that you can remember if it moved you, and also for meaning.

When you memorize a poem, it sticks in your mind forever and it can give you hope.

Poems can teach you things that you can think about each day.

You can carry them everywhere you go.

Whenever you need to think about something calm and graceful, you can recite the poem.

A memorized poem is good to have around, as you always have a poem with you, for any situation - like an "emergency", or simply when you need some immediate inspiration for art, poetry, or even writing.

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What did you like about the poems Tod shared?

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What did you like about the poems Tod shared?

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I liked that the poems had meaning behind them.  I also like that he knew the poems he was telling us.

The poems made me think and wonder.

The poems had strong emotion and meanings.

All the poems Tod showed us were poems he could connect to so that made me think harder about the meaning.

Every one of the poems he shared was different from the other.

He felt passionate about every single one of the poems and authors he shared with us.

The poems that he recited from other poets were amazingly written and the ones that he wrote were full of passion for the art.

I liked Mr. Marshall's poems because they were about his own experiences.  It was cool how he made meaning of a small moment of his life.

The language used in them prompts the reader to imagine and to immerse themselves in that beautiful world of words.

I liked the rhythm of the poems.  I think it was very soothing and melodious.

The poems he shared had a rhythm in your head as he was talking.  It was kind of like having a famous music piece that you had memorized and then it was suddenly played and you were singing along with it.

The poems that he shared with us were so powerful that it struck me with awe because I have not heard much adult poetry by professional poem artists.  It was a pretty cool experience and I learned a lot in our short time of poetry lessons.

I liked how he just knew the poems so well and how he incorporated special moments and places into his own poems and also valuable life lessons that he had learned.

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I was inspired to write poems which is very fun to do in my free time.

He taught me that poems can help you and teach you many things.

It showed me that almost anything can become your career as long as you put your mind to it and you like it.

I was inspired to make more poems and memorize more.

To create poems with emotion

To see everything in more than one way

He showed me that it is fun to learn about poetry.

He showed how creativity can be shown in many ways.

He spoke about poetry and writing in an encouraging way, and he talked with the class about some of the difficulties writers face which made me feel less alone as a writer.

He inspired me to write about an important moment in my life and to make it very detailed and filled with imagery.

He showed a great care for poems and the meanings inside of them, like they were gold to him.

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This padlet is a place to share your thinking about Tod Marshall's visit on June 2, 2016  to IMS.

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This padlet is a place to share your thinking about Tod Marshall's visit on June 2, 2016  to IMS.

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I was astonished when I popped into Ms. Gaffney's room, and 60+ students were silent and writing in their notebooks.  I knew then that I needed MY writer's notebook & headed back to the office to retrieve it.  Because I had my notebook, I captured the quote by Wordsworth that Tod shared with us (at the top of the padlet).  Rereading the notes in my notebook allows me to recapture the magic of that poetic morning.   Please share your thoughts about Tod's visit to your classroom.      -Ms. B.

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I was astonished when I popped into Ms. Gaffney's room, and 60+ students were silent and writing in their notebooks.  I knew then that I needed MY writer's notebook & headed back to the office to retrieve it.  Because I had my notebook, I captured the quote by Wordsworth that Tod shared with us (at the top of the padlet).  Rereading the notes in my notebook allows me to recapture the magic of that poetic morning.   Please share your thoughts about Tod's visit to your classroom.      -Ms. B.