poeio

The Poeio experience can and should extend beyond the pop-up space in U-12.

 

Ideas to consider:

 

• Collect favorite poems for ourselves and other

  • Sign up for Poem-a-Day

  • Create an anthology via Poets.org

 

• Create poetry for The Prairie School

  • Write/read poetry for Primary and Middle School students

  • Write/read poetry for Upper School's Bach’s Lunch-style readings

  • Post poems around school

  • Baskets of words and phrases that must be used by Dining Designers in their poems

 

• Create poetry for the Prairie community

  • Juvenile detention center, St. Monica’s, etc.

  • Guerrilla Poetry: Leave poems in hidden places at Piggly Wiggly, in full view at gas stations, etc.

  • Blog/Skype with school from different part of the world and share poetry

 

• Field trips

  • Attend poetry readings (e.g., BONK!)

  • Become tourists in our own town

    • Racine Zoo

    • Racine Art Museum

    • North Beach

    • Cemetery

    • River Bend Nature Center

    • Racine Public Library

  • Become tourists in Milwaukee

    • Milwaukee Art Museum (Open Monday-Sunday, 10am-5pm)

      • Upcoming events:

        • Van Gogh to Pollock: Modern Rebels (June 18, 2015–September 20, 2015)

        • Larry Sultan: Here and Home (October 23, 2015–January 24, 2016)

    • Downtown River Walk

    • Other?

  • Attend visits from authors:

    • Poet Laureates 2014-15

      • Wisconsin: Kimberly Blaeser

      • Racine: Nick Ramsey

      • Kenosha: Jean Preston

      • BONK!’s Nick Demske

    • Anja Notanja Sieger