“Always be a poet, even in prose.” – Charles Baudelaire
In a Hawaiian teenage world swirling with constant communication, sometimes language gets lost. We forget to express ourselves gracefully and deliberately. We pepper our speech with “likes,” “ums,” and “me and my friends.” Our tongues are tethered to tawdry talk.
Fortunately, there is liberation through poetry. Students all over the Middle and Upper Schools have been absorbing poetry in recent months. We have pulled poetry from popular music today (Dylan, Eminem). We have scoured through the British classics of the nineteenth century (Byron, Yeats), and the American canon of the twentieth. We have posted written poetry on walls, lockers, doors, and even bathroom stalls.
And finally, we have written our own poems. The first Maui Prep e-book of poetry is available below. For a unique view into the hearts, minds, and lives of our kids, open and enjoy.
6th Grade Poetry
7th Grade Poetry
11th/12th Grade Poetry
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My favorite poem was my poem, “Thanks School, FOR NOTHING.” Or Layla’s poem called, “Dear Math.”
One of my favorites that I read was Jonah’s about Spongebob. I liked it because it was funny and it rhymed well.
I liked “It’s not easy to be me” because it is deep. I really liked it! I also liked “Silent Life”. It was really deep also. I really liked the style.
My favorite poem was my poem, “Thanks School, FOR NOTHING.” Or Layla’s poem called, “Dear Math.” My reason I like mine is because I am expressing my feelings about school and telling them why it is a, “waste of time.” I also like Layla’s because sometimes I get sick of math. I get frustrated and annoyed. It sometimes gets me headaches. Seriously, why are there letters in math?!?!?!
Two of my favorite poems were Tourist, by: Jalila, and Thanks School, For Nothing! by: Akiva Bluh. I liked them because they were funny and mostly true.
Layla,
I really liked your Dear Math poem! I don’t enjoy doing math either. GREAT poem. I love it, its entertaining and funny.
Griffin,
I really like your poem. It’s touching, and well written. I really enjoyed it. GREAT JOB!
Layla,
I really liked your poem because it had alot of emotion and I could relate to it. Everyone gets mad at math once in a while and I think they could all read this poem to make them feel better.
Alexa,
I really like your poem. It made sense but it als didn’t. You had great ryhming and you related to light really well.
I really liked the poem no one can tell you your future because no one can.
I really like Daltons’. I think that it is really deep and good. Cassidy has a good topic, I am guessing that you didn’t know what to do and Mr. O told you to write your poem about that. Jahlila’s is also funny.
My favorite poems was Jalila’s and Cassidy’s poem. Cassidy’s poem was good because I never got board of it. Jalila’s poem good because she really described how annoying tourists could be.
My favorite poem was Molly’s regarding the pencil, it truly made me think. I was astonished to see how Molly put the poem together. Her poem was remarkable. Molly can do practically anything, so I shouldn’t be so surprised. Well, I hope she continues writing poems!
I like Coleman’s poem. It was funny, random, and unpredictable.
I like Paige’s “Braces!”. She really puts emotions into the event of getting braces, and I like how the narrator of the poem has thought ahead to all of the effects braces will have.
I like Jalila’s “Tourist”. It’s a really funny in the beginning, when she’s making fun of the tourist, and I like how she learns a lesson in the end.
I was very pleased with Zack Johnston’s because it reminds me of going to the mainland every summer.
my favorite poem was maui by one of the 11-12 graders
I like both of the Bluh’s poems. Akiva’s poem was funny and told the truth. Jonah’s poem was well rhymed and spongebob was in it.