George B. Swift Specialty School Archives - The Chicago Poetry Center https://www.poetrycenter.org/residency/school/swift/ Fri, 15 May 2026 08:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.poetrycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-pigeon-32x32.png George B. Swift Specialty School Archives - The Chicago Poetry Center https://www.poetrycenter.org/residency/school/swift/ 32 32 Are you curious? https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/are-you-curious/ Fri, 15 May 2026 08:30:26 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27995 The post Are you curious? appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> Choosing Their Own Adventures https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/choosing-their-own-adventures/ Fri, 08 May 2026 23:57:22 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27945 The post Choosing Their Own Adventures appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> Each Day is Different! https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/each-day-is-different/ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:47:02 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27862 Here are some of the portraits and excerpts from Artist Statements which were part of an impromptu tour of student artwork I was so honored to enjoy! Truly an exquisite project on the part of Ms. Brist, Ms. Kaminski, and all of the wonderful artists and poets in their classroom!

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]]> Ode to Swift Poets https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/ode-to-swift-poets/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:35:54 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27781 The post Ode to Swift Poets appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> “está en mí” https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/esta-en-mi/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:35:36 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27671 Odes are poems that celebrate and show appreciation for someone or some thing. After reading the poem, “Ode to My…

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]]> Odes are poems that celebrate and show appreciation for someone or some thing. After reading the poem, “Ode to My Lizard,” we talked about celebrating things and people that we often take for granted, such as teachers, chairs, hands, ears, and places where we were born.

 

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]]> “Bones like stone/ Veins like vines” https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/bones-like-stone-veins-like-vines/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:36:22 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27583 The post “Bones like stone/ Veins like vines” appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> Imagery at Swift https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/imagery-at-swift/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:45:33 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27396 The post Imagery at Swift appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> What do you dream? https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/what-do-you-dream/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:28:06 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27370 The post What do you dream? appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> …as delicious as a classroom of cakes https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/as-delicious-as-a-classroom-of-cakes/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:23:16 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27312 The post …as delicious as a classroom of cakes appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> Have You Heard the Sounds? https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/have-you-heard-the-sounds/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:49:42 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27288 The post Have You Heard the Sounds? appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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