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Happy Year Ahead Poetry is happening all around the state as the next generation of poets writes and broadcasts their truth, dreams, and wisdom. Please contact the office to find out how you can become involved as a host classroom, community organization, donor or volunteer. Contact tina@cpits.org. Chinese Dinner to Benefit Sonoma County Join us for a gourmet Chinese dinner to benefit Sonoma County California Poets in the Schools Program on January 28, 6pm at the lovely Sebastopol home of Sonoma County’s sixth poet laureate, Gwynn O’Gara, and her husband, Rob Catterton.Local poet-teachers will serve you poetry and food. Prepared by Master Chef and Humboldt poet-teacher, Daryl Chinn. Cost: by donation. Please give what you can. RSVP to Phyllis, 486-7450 meshalom@sonic.net Seating limited to 20 individuals. Gift idea: Promise someone a special night out early in the New Year! California Poets in the Schools is one of the oldest and largest artist-in-residence programs in the nation. CPITS sends trained poet-teachers to more than 1200 K-12 classrooms, community centers and other venues across the state every year. This Gourmet Chinese Dinner will raise funds to match a grant from the California Arts Council, in order to reach three underserved Sonoma County schools with Poetry Writing Workshops. |
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 Listen Up for Poetry Out LoudSaturday, February 18, 2012 – County Competition Winner information and all forms and photos due: to Kristin Margolis, kmargolis@cac.ca.gov Sunday/Monday March 25-26, 2012 – California State Poetry Out Loud Final Event in Sacramento May 13-15, 2012 – National POL Competition in Washington DC Visit http://www.cac.ca.gov/poetryoutloud/ for more information. Annual CPITS Symposium, September 14-16, 2012 Back by popular demand, our symposium once again will be held at the lovely Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) retreat center in Petaluma (Marin County) September 14 - 16, 2012. Camille Dungy features as our Writing Intensive Presenter. Mark your calendars now, more information on this exciting symposium coming soon. Contact tina@cpits.org for more information. return to top |
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For a second I would be a star above the sky For a minute I would be a cloud, For an hour I would be a sun, For a day I would be a moon As time goes by I start to fly, For a month I would be a sky, For a year I would be the gods of the planets For a decade I would be a bird For a century I would be magical As I am an island girl I shall keep a secret When I fly it’s like a dream machine But when I grow, I sparkle like the sun and moon and dance with the rhythm and tunes As it echoes I start to let go of my nightmares As this goes on I just love this dream, but this is really like time and night, days and dreams and peace As I go on and on It’s like the falling stars Songbirds sing so bright and nice As I look, I start to cry As more and more I start to fly As I fly I see the stars up in the sky And when I looked, I see time flies As water as crystals of fire as flames as colors as rainbows Finoa Lien, Grade 3, Dana Gray Elementary, Mendocino County Lee Ann Burkwall and Jo Beach, Classroom Teachers Karen Lewis, Poet Teacher Thank You to a poet-teacher Thank you for making our word, our thought Thank you for giving us song, giving us note Thank you for sun in the world Thank you for light Thank you for dark Thank you for making us see poetry is the key Thank you for opening our hearts Thank you for everything by Ava Rognlien, Grade 5, Prestwood School, Sonoma County return to top |
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