Back in October, I had the pleasure to present at an OISE conference for elementary teacher candidates. Carol Jupiter, one of the organizers, introduced each speaker with a poem. She gave me permission to post them on my blog. Here they are:
Marsha Skrypuch
Travels wide
Before she takes us
Deep inside
The worlds that she knows best
And where there is such little rest
Till characters resolve
The woes that lead them
Through twists and turns
Till they emerge anew
Questions answered
Hopes restored.
So when we shut the door
We know that things are better than before.
Richard Scrimger
When he’s not jumping
You know he’s thumping
The keys.
Plots boiling,
Characters roiling
Stirring in the breeze.
Isn’t it something?
The story unfolding
It’s another we’ll seize
Because it’s exciting
It’s all in the writing.
So please
We’ve done the inviting.
Welcome, Richard please.
Linda Granfield
You know she loves history
That’s no mystery.
She digs up the past
To make it last.
That’s her present
Recording events
To help us remember
So the last little ember
Remains long past December.
Frieda Wishinsky
She’s not shy
And this is why
Her smile is wide
She speaks with pride
About her stories,
Writing and books.
So step right up
Be not afraid
Meet the characters
In the Wishinsky parade.
Paula Wing
Translator,
Actor,
Playwright,
Teacher too.
She’s fun, she’s lively
Charming and delightful.
She sings, she dances.
Friendly, never spiteful.
Yes, Paula Wing is the
Real thing.
She’ll take us on a fling
To ideas and places
Unseen before.
