Words of wisdom for the New Year from one of our amazing Montana Poet Laureates, Melissa Kwasny (from her talk at our 2019 Luncheon). Missoula Writing Collaborative Luncheon: October 9, 2019 I’m Nobody, Who are You? I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there's a pair of us! Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know! How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog – To tell one's name – the livelong June – To an admiring Bog! We are always asking each other who we are. ... continue reading...
Simple Gifts: a poetry lesson
The holiday season can be a frenetic time. One 3rd grader summed up the hurried energy in their Ode to Christmas: Visiting relatives is as busy as a herd of cows everyone is excited and rushing home like termites getting food. Around this time, I have students reflect on the gifts they have received that are the most dear to them. Usually these are not the most expensive gifts. They are the gifts that are given with intention, the ones where the giver thought hard about what the receiver would ... continue reading...
Monday Poem: “Star Light” by Trevor
This poem was read by Arlee 5th grader Trevor at the annual reading at Salish and Kootenai College on November 19th: the stars can lead you to where you want to go but they can take you away they can push you up they can pull you down the stars are helpful and not forgiving some can love some can hate some can make you fly some can take everything away some stars are just stars some stars need help some stars give health some stars hide some stars make you do big things some ... continue reading...
Students Read alongside Victor Charlo at Salish-Kootenai College
On November 19, 25 students from Pablo, St. Ignatius, Arlee, and Ronan gathered to read their poetry in front of an audience at Salish Kootenai College. After a sumptuous potluck Salish elder and poet Victor Charlo started off the evening by reading a selection of his poems that included "Dixon Direction". Aspen Decker next read three student poems that had been translated into Salish. The night concluded with the 4th and 5th grade students reading poems that ranged from "I'm Sorry to Say" ... continue reading...
Meet our New Writers
As the 2019-2020 school year starts out we have a few new writers who will be visiting classrooms around Western Montana. Susanna Sonnenberg will be teaching at Victor and Lowell schools, Melissa Stephenson will be teaching at Jeanette Rankin School, and Tommy D'Addario will be teaching at Dixon, St. Ignatius, Stevensville and Lolo schools. ... continue reading...
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