A Day in the Woods

'A Day in the Woods' was a ten-month project at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park Environmental Education Center, led by 2007-08 Writer in Residence, Jessica Jones. Each week Jones worked with thirty students in one-hour workshops, during which students heard, discussed, and wrote nature poetry. After taking notes outside, students shaped their observations of the landscape into short poems that they then read aloud for constructive criticism and group recognition. For more, visit www.cvnpa.org.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The Mini River

As I was walking on the path
I stepped in something wet and looked back:
It was a tiny river.

I imagined little army people at battle...
A piece of ice still crossed over like a bridge,
So I named it the Mini River.

-Rachel Cye
Grade 5