Peer Work: Poetry

Pre-School poetry

1. "Dinosaur Poem" by Aryeh Lax

2. Excerpt From "Flying Horses" by Aryeh Lax

3. Excerpt From "Viking Poems" by Aryeh Lax

Elementary School poetry

1. "Winter" by Maeve McCoy

2. "My Classroom" by Maeve McCoy

3. "Winter" by Finn Straley, grade 5

4. "Primary Colors" by Abigail Raven

5. "Disagreement" by Casey Nathanson

6. "Rainbow" by Susannah Ross

7. "Elderly Passenger" by Rachel Mannheimer

8. "Climbing" by Matthew N.K. Smith

9. "Chess" by Matthew N.K. Smith

10. "Autumn" by Maggie Rose McGuire

11. "Me, Myself, and I" by Kellen MacFadyen

12. "The River is a Road" by Jordan O'Connell

13. "In My Dream" by Raelena Smith

14. "My Blanket" by Christina Knapp

15. "I Am a Computer" by Christian Benedetti, grade 3

16. "I Am" by Felisha Daniels, grade 6

17. "Ode to the New Year" by Roxanne Gilliam, grade 6

18. "Ssssssuper ssssscaly" by Jim Knoll, grade 2

19. "Stuffed Up" by Megan Lepley, grade 5

20. "The Mighty Yukon" by Thomas McIntyre, grade 4

21. "For My Mom" by Charles Miles, grade 3

22. "There is an Animal Inside Me" by Sarah Potter, grade 4

23. "The Kenai River" by Sarah Sherburne, grade 4

24. "Baseball" by Aaron Troutman, grade 5

25. "Snowflakes" by Jacquelyn Bertinto, grade 5

26. "Winter" by Declan Boyd, grade 3

27. "Northern Lights" by Marcella Dent, grade 5

28. "The Four Seasons" by Megan Escobedo, grade 4

29. "Miss Mace" by Eric Harrison, grade 4

30. "The Rosemaker" by Alexandra Korshin, grade 5

31. "Harmony and Silence" by Amber Morgan, grade 4

32. "Purple Unicorns" by Aurelia Preston, grade 2

33. "Stars So Bright" by Eric Towner, grade 2

34. "Don’t Laugh at Mistakes" by students at Magpie Academy

35. Rainbow Poetry by Michael B. Poniente

36. Rainbow Poetry by Stevenson Alo

37. Rainbow Poetry by Arsim Lena

38. Rainbow Poetry by T. Jay Mauga

39. "Into the Chamber ‘Til Doomsday" by Erin West

40. "Pirate Days" by Andrea Lucille Deuster

41. "Life" by Christina Knapp

42. "Remember" by Jessica Radford

43. "Suicide" by Chantel Lucas

44. "Changing" by Pojkia Moua

45. "The Wind" by Paige Hinton

46. "Ian’s Moon" by Ian Knapp

47. "Winter Is…" by Wade Banta

48. "In the Fall at Evening" by Scott Munter

49. "The Magical Dream" by Rachael Blurton

50. "Fall" by Andrea Villasenor

51. "Everything" by Mara Crossett

52. "As I Walk with You" by Astrid Watsjold

53. "The Spirit of the Games" by Tony Costello

54. "Untitled" by Austen Krick

55. "My Special Olympics Poem" by Samantha Kemplen

56. "What Special Olympics Means to Me" by Cami Adams

57. "Special Olympics" By Shoshana Keegan

58. "Times Change," by Katelyn Barnett, 6th grade

59. “Autumn,” by Mariah Meyer

60. “The Soccer Game,” by Ariana Ross

61. “Judge,” by Shenique Russ

62. “The Vault,” by David Osgood

63. “I AM,” by Jacob Studstill

64. “Memories,” by Yvonne Pete

65. “Emptiness,” by Anna Wichorek

66. “I'm Thankful For,” by Aidan Hellen

67. “Fear!” by Brandon Sim

68. “My Cat Max,” by Brandon Kendall

69. “The Ghost of Finn McDonald,” by Kirsten Adams

70. “Some People,” by Cooper Curtis

71. “The Rose,” by Emily McLaughlin

72. “Clouds,” by Adrian Young

73. “Go-Cart Race,” by Anthony Jensen

74. “Lightning,” by Melissa Joe

75. “Personification,” by Isaac Gomez

76. “Alaska,” by Rosika Nees

77. “Spring,” by Meghan Bill

78. “Redwood Tree,” by Sarah Spring

79. “Spring,” by Sonya Kostareva

80. “My Traveling Friend,” by Paige Hinton

81. “Darkness Hunts Me,” by Nathan Saxby

82. “Haiku Street,” by Kainoa Kitagawa

83. "This Child," by Page Akers, grade 6

84. "The Chase," by Shiloh Brady, grade 6

85. "Cocoa," by Imani Carmon, grade 3

86. "Fish Printing," by Ashley Ann Groesbeck, grade 4

87. "Ice Climbing," by Alexis Penny Ospina-Wicks, grade 3

88. "Good-bye," by Leslee Rogers, grade 5

89. "A Hero, My Friend," by E.J. Tung, grade 3

90. "The Story of Life," by Rachel Zafren, grade 3

91. "I Am a Rose," by Page Akers, grade 6

92. "Black," by Amanda Pugh, grade 5

93. "Violin's Tears," by Melissa Beard, grade 6

94. "If I Were Death," by Ricky Lisenby, grade 5

95. "I Wonder If Gargoyles Can Feel," by Agnes Hong, grade 6

96. "I Am Never Noticed," by Katie Melbourne, grade 6

97. "Hair Grows Like Fast Grass," by Nancy Chavez, grade 6

98. "Hyper Is Gray," by Chrissy Clark, grade 6

Middle School poetry

1. "Impressions of the Museum" by Kirsten Merrell

2. "Oh Really?" by Tyler Wellman

3. "Out My Window" by Mary Ross

4. "Italian Villas" by Clare Baldwin

5. "Hiding in the Mask" by Ellen Bauer

6. "Goddess of the Floor" by Maile Bruns

7. "I AM" by Justin

8. "I AM" by Monica

9. "I AM" by Elizabeth

10. "I AM" by Jake

11. "I AM" by Shannon

12. "The Perfect Poem" by Drew Fossman

13. "Untitled #2" by Naoko Proctor-Fajen

14. "Garfield St." by Naoko Proctor-Fajen

15. "The Teacher" by Iris Kemp

16. “Dishwater Weddings and Shattered Glass Slippers,” by Hannah Hamler

17. “The Good Doctor,” by Katy Trefry

18. “Fishin' in Alaska,” by Alex Makar

19. “The Minnow,” by Chelsea Selton

20. “Lily’s Theater,” by Hannah Hamler

21. “Inventory,” by Hannah Hamler

High School poetry

1. "The Olive Grove" by Katie Mannheimer

2. "A Seductive Pomegranate" by Mira Vasiljevic

3. "Humble Gray Houses" by Bryan Smith

4. "Sophie" by Clare Baldwin

5. "Sinking Frogs" by Kristoffer Saebo

6. "Assignment in the Sahara, Summer, 1964" by Clare Baldwin

7. "first gig" by Matt Iverson

8. "miles" by Matt Iverson

9. "A Crazy Lady I Thought I Knew" by Merrick Bochart

10. "Arrival" by Clare Baldwin

11. "Old Friends" by Matthew Iverson

12. "The Whistle Blew" by JoAnne Pootoogooluk

13. "Untitled" by Sara King.

14. "My Dangerous Voice," by Bradley Treuer

15. "A Pair of Old Hands," by Bradley Treuer

16. "The Kitchen Table," by Bradley Treuer

17. “Glory,” by William D.L.Elliott

18. “Thelma and Her Mango Lemonade,” by Lauren Froeschle

19. “A Thunderstorm,” by Miranda Snyder

20. “The Ocean,” by Irene Ahgupuk

21. “Ode to Music,” by Shayla Renae Compton

22. “A Pair of Old Hands,” by Bradley Treuer

23. “My Old Cat,” by Krystal S. Wright

24. “The Analyst,” by Tania H. Deisher

25. “Everyday Angels,” by Ellen Bauer

26. “True Love,” by Patrick Day Minor

27. War Poem, Mandy Aceves

28. War Poem, Rachelle Cramer

29. War Poem, Cody Ernst-Brock

30. War Haiku, Erika Goldizen

31. War Poem, Melissa Hansen

32. War Haiku, Ashley Helmers

33. War Poem, Meghan Malone

34. War Haiku, Michael McCarthy

35. War Poem, Matt McDonough

36. War Poem, Nathan McDonough

37. War Haiku, Vanessa McFarland

38. War Poem, Shannon Pierce

39. War Poem, Amy Stauner

40. War Poem, Craig Tessen

41. War Haiku, Adrienne Tilly

42. War Poem, Noelle Turley

43. War Haiku, Amber Wood

Adult poetry

1. "Wile E. Coyote Considers the Obvious" by John Straley

2. "Waiting" by Wendy Erd

3. "Cut Up Constant" by Timothy Johnson

4. "Fisherman" by Nancy Barnes

5. "Ode to Chicken Guts" by Mary Bailey

6. "After the Zamboni" by Marilyn Borell

7. "I Was Trying to Describe my Grandmother to Someone Else" by Misty Brubaker

8. "The House of Bread" by Linden Ontjes

9. "Hand Over Hand" by Tina Johnson

10. "Spanish Blood" by Nicole Stellon

11. "Palimpsest" by David McElroy

12. "Texas Two-Step" by Karen Kavana

13. "Vow" by Susan Alexander Derrera

14. "Persephone Comes Home" by Deborah Tobola

15. "A Chat with the Bachelor Next Door" by Dawn Reeder

16. "Pure/Pour/A Priori" by Joan Kane

17. "How the Soul Leaves the Body" by David Abrams

18. Using Jazz Chants for Bilingual ESL Students by LaVon Bridges and Alice Wright

19. Butterfly poem by LaVon Bridges

20. "Caribou" by Susanna Misher

21. "Fearing Cancer (a poem in four parts)" by Heather Villars

22. “Night Net,” by Charlie Ess

23. “The Cruelty of Children,” by Deidre McMullin


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