I Am From Poems

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Student at Taos Day School Outside Standing In Front of a Microphone Participating in the "I Am From Poem" Project.

Taos Pueblo community’s youngest poets were center stage as they stepped up to a mic and shared their hearts for the I Am From Poems project. Inspired by George Ella Lyon’s poem “Where I’m From,” First Grade Teacher Nola Romero-Miller and Media Savvy Citizens designed a template for students to write their own poems. Every first-grader wrote an original poem sparking a literary and oratory experience that highlighted their voices, creativity, heritage, and sense of self and place.

I Am From Poems began as a free write project helping students to convey their culture; like the meaning of their Native names, tribe, family traits, favorite foods, community of choice, and more. Student poems were sprinkled with “heart words” throughout. Heart words are the words students love because they have special meanings. These words were written and spoken from the heart. I Am From Poems allowed students to analyze, create, and publish their poetry while discovering new media skills/tools like cameras, microphones, and voice projection. Poems were also published in the Taos Day School l Literacy Magazine.

Girl Student at Taos Day School Outside Standing In Front of a Digital Camera on a Tripod Reading a Poem for the "I Am From Poem" Project.

Girl Student at Taos Day School Outside Sitting on a Bench in Front of a Microphone Reading a Poem for the "I Am From Poem" Project with a Man and a Woman Offering Support.

Girl Student at Taos Day School Outside Sitting on a Bench in Front of a Microphone Reading a Poem for the "I Am From Poem" Project.