It is small and has chubby legs;
It looks like a newt;
Spotted red, and slimy,
it walks so slow
on the forest floor.
-Megan Coch
Grade 5
'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.
1 comment:
Megan, I am so glad you had such a great time. You are a great poet and a great daughter. Love, Mom
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