Students read the following poem by Eve Merriam:
Your Hair
Your hair
is a web
of Japanese silk
for me to
weave my fingers through
After discussing Merriam's use of metaphor, students write their own poem using Merriam's as a model. Poems generated from this model include:
Your Eyes by Robert Morel
Your eyes
are jade jewels
from the Orient
into which I gaze
for silent secrets.
Your Lips by Mary Lightbourn
Your lips
are sugar
of Jamaican cane
for me to slowly
nibble my way through.
About Me
- Lois Stavsky
- Educator, writer and curator. Poetry Teacher of the Year, 1988, awarded by Poets House and NYC Board of Education. I co-authored three books back in the 90's -- two of which were cited as best Books for the Teen Age by the New York Public Library. (The Place I Call Home: Voices and Faces of Homeless Teens and Jerusalem Mosaic: Young Voices from the Holy City.) Both books have also been cited by the Library of Congress for their "strong and honest voice of the young adult." I also authored A to Z : The Book of Rap & Hip Hop Slang -- with entries that have since been cited by dozens of dictionaries.
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