Poetry Cafe

Today I had the pleasure of attending the 3rd Grade Poetry Cafe in Julia's classroom.  This is the culmination of the past month's poetry unit, and each student in the class got to choose a poem from his or her own album to read aloud.  Julia had a lot of poems to choose from, but it may come as no surprise that she went with the one about:

 Along with this poem was an "About the Author," read by one of Julia's classmates, but written by Julia.  Here's what was announced:

"Julia Rowe loves to read and write.  She also enjoys playing the piano and singing.  She has written many poetry and fiction books at home.  She is currently writing a story that she hopes to get published some day.  She hopes to become an actress, author, or a historian when she grows up.  She is very interested in history.  She has a six-year-old sister named Madeleine.  She likes going on swings and spending time with her family and friends."

At the end of the reading, Julia and one of her classmates got to read a poem they had written together:

I also got the chance to read through Julia's entire album of poems, and I think my favorite one is the following:

Julia is the master of simile in this poem.  Next, I hope she'll write a poem full of metaphor, so that she can prove her extensive knowledge of the fact that a metaphor is "when you say that something is something."

Bravo, Julia!!