Poems Written While Learning from Home

In early May 2020, Maria Johnson shared these poetic responses to the prompt "What I miss about school" from her ninth-grade Intro to Lit students. Thank you, students, for putting your thoughts "to paper," and thank you, Ms. Johnson, for sending these our way.

Before Isolation by Tommy Norgang

Empty by Jillian Eldridge

Missed by Thea Crowley

Missing Something by Sarah Means

No School by Talia Robbins

Not-So-Homesick by Grace Whiting

School by Chloe Hooper

School by Cyrus Blake

School by Sol Lorio

Untitled by Jonah Reay

What I Miss about School by Jenna Blodgett

What I Miss about School by Robert George

Why I Miss School by Oliver Tenney

In early April 2020, Maria Johnson shared these poems in which her ninth-grade Introduction to Literature poetry students convey their feelings about, or share what they see as silver linings of, the coronavirus pandemic. Thank you, students, for sharing these important glimpses into your daily lives, thoughts, and feelings with us, and thank you, Ms. Johnson, for sending them our way.

Bleak as an Empty Page, by Grace Whiting

The House in the Field, by Jenna Blodgett

Isolation, by Sol Lorio

I've, by Talia Robbins

Music, by Tommy Norgang

My Blue Guitar, by Sarah Means

Repetition, by Jillian Eldridge

Silver Lining, by Hailey Matson

Staying Home, by Cyrus Blake

The Upsides, by Thea Crowley

An untitled poem by Chloe Hooper

An untitled poem by Hanna Bray

An untitled poem by Jonah Reay

An untitled poem by Oliver Tenney

An untitled poem by William Kaiser