Mendocino CPitS Anthology

The wonderful Blake More, Area Coordinator for CPitS in Mendocino County, has just completed her editing of a new K-12 anthology, published by the Mendocino County Office of Education. You can follow the Mendo PitS at their website. Blake More also offers her insight as a long-time poet/teacher at her own website. It's a wonderful colorful space.

  

Here is a sample poem, written in Spanish and then translated into English, by a pair of third graders. The poetry alone is lovely, moving, full of life. The opportunity to collaborate as young artists across cultures is the best example of what artist in the schools programs can offer.

IN THE MOON / EN LA LUNA

In the moon
there is a star
In the star
there’s tears
In the tears
sparkles
In the sparkles
there are blossoms
In the blossoms
there are daisies
In the daisies
there are fish
swimming away in the ocean.

En la luna
hay estrellas
En las estrellas
hay lágrimas
En las lágrimas
hay brillo
En el brillo
hay flores floreando
En las flores floreando
hay margaritas
En las margaritas
hay peces
nadando en el mar

by Jocelyn A., Grade 3
trans by Jocelyn and Susana H.