A poem in your heart
Awake to new beginnings
Forge your destiny
This event is sponsored by the Read across America Committee and the Creative Voices Media Club. The Committee will be meeting everyday after school to prepare for this special day. Listen to announcements for specifics. There will be contests, all with a poetry bent: Bookmark, Illustrate and Write a Poem. All contest entries will be due Feb. 20th; the Read across America committee will judge. Gift certificates from the Scholastic Book Fair will be awarded to all contestant winners. Committee members will decorate, promote the event, face paint and schedule. Students, teachers and parents are encouraged to join us. The committee will be open to new members until the end of Jan.
Our featured speaker is Dr. Michael Glaser, professor and Maryland's poet laureate from 2004-2009. Several of his books were in our collection and he generously sent us the rest! Be sure to stop by media and check out his poems.
Dawna Diaz, a published poet will talk about her poems. Most of Dawna's poems have to do with renewal, new perspectives and possibilities of new beginnings. They are hopeful poems, such as:
Renewal
Let the rain refresh your spirit.
May each drop remind you of the love
and beauty
poured out on you each day.
May it wash away
what no longer serves you
and cause to grow
the seeds
of new beginnings.
A. Lynden Rolland author of the of Breakable Things series will be back this year. Amy was an extraordinary teacher at CHS and now is a full time mom and author. Tim Newby, CHS Tech Ed teacher, is also a published author. His genre is music. Both Amy and Tim have a passion for poetry and will be part of the panel discussion "The Power of Poetry".
Ming Diaz will be back by popular demand with face painting and his extraordinary Read across America spirit. He has joyfully volunteered his time and talent for the past 8 years! Once Ming touches your life you will never be the same. Thank you Ming for your dedication to our students and to reading!
Poetry is an Art. Artist Daniel Nie is back this year with his creative Coolligraphy. He will also present a motivational talk on the New American Dream. You do not want to miss his inspiring and important message.
This is a once in a life time opportunity! Come with your class or just stop by media for a student pass. To be invited to the author luncheon, you must be on the Read across America Committee. See Ms. Cvetic for details.
