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3rd grade poets from Seattle's Sanislo Elementary School wrote these poems with Ann Teplick, WITS poet-in-residence
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KINDNESS
TASTES LIKE
POTATO CHIPS
IN THE MIDDLE
OF MY PASTRAMI
SANDWICH
Sanislo elementary 3rd
grade poets
March 30, 2012
KINDESS TASTES LIKE POTATO CHIPS
IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PASTRAMI SANDWICH
Since I am a fan of pastrami and potato chips, I know this is
true—but mostly because of the swiftness and brilliance I’ve
seen, while working with Sanislo third-grade poets.
I am honored to have spent ten weeks with these students, explor-
ing a theme which has much relevance in our fast-paced and often
rough-tumbled word—kindness.
We began with List Poems, on the topic of how to grow a friend-
ship, inspired by Sark’s poem “Being a Wonder Full Friend.”
Wonder Full—full of wonder—the way we are naturally, and the
generosity that comes with this.
We experimented with imagery, such as “Sea otter, you swim as
smooth as wood polished three times a day.”
We experimented with repetition, such as “You can count on me/
to make you pancakes when you are sick./You can count on me /
to dance with you when you don’t have a partner./You can count
on me /to shovel your driveway, when your back hurts.”
We experimented with specificity in order to bring the reader into
our world, such as “I think I could act like Tom Brady, and throw
a Hail Mary pass (a long forward pass, in football) to Wes Welker
and make sure it’s a touchdown, if you were there.”
We experimented with hyperbole, such as “I will bring an Ara-
bian foul to class to do the splits and the tango, with a rose.”
Thank you Ms. Parkhurst and Ms. O’Connor for your guidance
and support, and your wonderful poets! -Ann Teplick,
WITS Writer in Residence, January 6-March 30, 2012
©2012
Sanislo School Press
Ms. O’cOnnOr’s class
Eyes as yellow
as a sunflower
Ms. Parkhurst’s class
Kindness,
like a flamingo
Dancer IN
a sparkling river