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"Talking Gets Us There" by Amanda Gorman 

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"Talking Gets Us There" by Amanda Gorman 

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"Human Family" by Maya Angelou, recited by BRCPS Scholar

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"Human Family" by Maya Angelou, recited by BRCPS Scholar

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Boston Renaissance Charter Public School

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"Human Family" by Maya Angelou, Recited by a BRCPS Scholar

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You Need to Wear a Mask

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I heard that, when you go outside,
you need to wear a mask.
I'm not sure what the reason is.
I didn't think to ask.

My mother made a mask for me
then sent me to the store
for eggs and milk and toilet paper
and a few things more.

I don't think I'll do that again
since everybody saw
me shopping in a frilly mask
my mom made from a bra.

- Kenn Nesbitt

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Reading Level: Grade 3

Topics: Health, Poems about Friends and Family

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Rate this poem I heard that, when you go outside, you need to wear a mask. I'm not sure what the reason is. I didn't think to ask. My mother made a mask for me then sent me to the store for eggs and milk and toilet paper and a few things more.

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Kids Recite ‘Phenomenal Woman’ Poem | All Def

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We Can Be More - a 13-year-old poet's campaign to save the world  | Solli Raphael | TEDxSydney

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"Toilets, Bowties, Gender, and Me" by Audrey Mason-Hyde 

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"Toilets, Bowties, Gender, and Me" by Audrey Mason-Hyde 

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"Awareness About Our Environment" by Sylvia Stults

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My little brother took my Switch
to stream a game or two on Twitch.
But, when he tried to turn it on,
my Switch would not play Pokémon.

My Switch would not play Mario,
or Donkey Kong, or Yu-Gi-Oh!,
or Minecraft, or Monopoly,
or Captain Toad, or Pikmin 3,
Jurassic Park, or Kingdom Hearts,
or any game with racing karts,
or Shovel Knight, or Dragon Ball,
or, really, any game at all.

He gave it back and said, "It's broke."
I had to giggle at my joke.
I switched my Switch and played a trick.
I'd given him my painted brick.

- Kenn Nesbitt

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Switch Switch - Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry4kids.com

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My little brother took my Switch to stream a game or two on Twitch. But, when he tried to turn it on, my Switch would not play Pokémon. My Switch would not play Mario, or Donkey Kong, or Yu-Gi-Oh!, or Minecraft, or Monopoly, or Captain Toad, or Pikmin 3, Jurassic Park, or Kingdom Hearts, or any game with racing karts, or Shovel Knight, or Dragon Ball, or, really, any game at all.

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We Ate All the Cheetos - Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry4kids.com

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We ate all the Cheetos and all the Doritos and all of the chocolates and cheese. We still have some greens and a can of sardines and some pickles and parsnips and peas.

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I Let My Sister Cut My Hair

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I had to get a haircut.
It was looking much too long.
I let my sister cut it.
I mean, what could she do wrong?

She clipped some bald spots here and there.
She whacked the sides a little.
And then she shaved a three-inch stripe
directly down the middle.

She chopped some sections super short,
left others long and wild,
then shaved one eyebrow off before
she looked at me and smiled.

I don't think that I'll let her
give me haircuts anymore.
Or maybe I'll just wait a while;
at least until she's four.

- Kenn Nesbitt

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Reading Level: Grade 3

Topics: Cautionary Tale, Poems about Friends and Family

Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Imagery, Narrative Poems

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Rate this poem I had to get a haircut. It was looking much too long. I let my sister cut it. I mean, what could she do wrong? She clipped some bald spots here and there. She whacked the sides a little. And then she shaved a three-inch stripe directly down the middle.

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My brother ate my smartphone.
Although it might sound strange,
he swallowed it and, bit by bit,
his brains began to change.

He started getting smarter.
He grew so shrewd and wise.
And I could see that, suddenly,
a light was in his eyes.

He knew as much as Google.
His IQ was off the charts.
I'd never seen someone so keen,
with such astounding smarts.

He solved the toughest problems
with simplicity and ease,
and calculated answers
with unrivaled expertise.

It seems he's now a genius,
a perfect brainiac.
But I don't care, or think it's fair.
I want my smartphone back.

- Kenn Nesbitt

Reading Level: Grade 3

Topics: Poems about Friends and Family, Science and Technology Poems

Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems, Rhyme Schemes

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From the Book My Cat Knows Karate

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My brother ate my smartphone. Although it might sound strange, he swallowed it and, bit by bit, his brains began to change. He started getting smarter. He grew so shrewd and wise. And I could see that, suddenly, a light was in his eyes. He knew as much as Google.

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- Kenn Nesbitt

Reading Level: Grade 3

Topics: Poems about Friends and Family, School Poems

Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems, Paradox Poems

From the Book Revenge of the Lunch Ladies

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Imaginary Friend - Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry4kids.com

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