Together in class
It is the same story
Of every book
In the classroom
Yet—and this is what
It is a slightly different tale
As the words on the page
With the life experience
Of each person
Reading the story
©2009-Art Belliveau
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
For Louise M. Rosenblatt
For Louise M. Rosenblatt
Together in class
We read a story
It is the same story
Printed in every copy
Of every book
In the classroom
Yet—and this is what
I love about reading—
It is a slightly different tale
Inside every head
As the words on the page
Collide and combine
With the life experience
Of each person
Reading the story
©2009-Art Belliveau
Together in class
It is the same story
Of every book
In the classroom
Yet—and this is what
It is a slightly different tale
As the words on the page
With the life experience
Of each person
Reading the story
©2009-Art Belliveau
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2 comments:
Thank you Louise for the beautiful poem. I read twice a week in my classroom and it is interesting to see how they are all impacted in a different way.
Ruthie
You're exactly right. Everyone approaches any story or event with a background of experiences totally different from everyone else's. That's what makes literature and life interesting.
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