Poetry Out Loud!

For Poetry Out Loud! I chose the poem Famous. I initially looked at this poem because of the title, it just sounded interesting. When I read it, it had a deeper meaning. My poem talks about how the speaker wants to be famous, for different reasons than being a celebrity. She wants to be famous to men walking down the street, or sticky children in the grocery store. She wants to be be famous for smiling at them, and being kind. For being--useful.

I'm really excited for the Poetry Out Loud classroom competition. I am looking foreward to hearing everyone recite their poems, and to hear the way they interpet them. I am nervous that I'll forget apart of my poem, or not interpet it correctly. To prepare for the competition, I plan on reciting my poem every night, and practice how I'm going to say it. I've marked up my poem on how I want to phrase everything, now it is just a matter of memorization, as well as memorizing how I'm going to recite it. This should be a lot of fun and I am very excited!