April is poetry month, so I’m excited to share my new favorite poem.
Yes, this poem was written by an insightful, passionate fourth grader who decided to celebrate the power of reading nonfiction. Wow!
I learned about this wonderful poem from Laura Purdie Salas, who spotted it on Amy Lugwig VanDerwater’s amazing blog The Poem Farm. I’m so grateful that Amy asked Adam to write a description of how the poem came to be:
“It was a pouring night. I read a nonfiction book. It had a lot of facts. In bed, I thought about it.”
That’s what writers do. I can’t tell you how many times solutions to writing problems have come to me as I’m drifting off to sleep at night or when I’m just waking up in the morning. The trick is to capture those thoughts, to drag yourself out of that cozy cocoon and find pencil and paper and write it down.
I’m so grateful that Adam captured his thoughts because I really can’t think of a better way to express the joy of reading to learn.
Thank you, Adam. Thank you, Amy. Thank you, Laura.
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Wow this is really good…