Issue 4.3 -- El León, stormy weather, and more watermelon

Welcome to Issue 4 (because it's April), Part 3 of WHISPERshout Magazine--featuring poetry by kids ages 4-12!  If you have been writing poetry during National Poetry Month and you would like to see your poem published here at our magazine, click the button below to send us an email with YOUR poem attached. 

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First, how about a lion poem by a middle school student?  ¿O debería decir un poema de león?

"El León" by A.O. -  age 12, MD

This older poet used his bilingual skills to compose a poem using both Spanish and English.  What a musical first line, full of /m/ and /l/ sounds! ¡Qué primera línea musical, llena de sonidos /m/ y /l/!  And do you notice how he contrasted the softness of the lion's mane with the sharpness of its teeth? ¿Y notas cómo contrastó la suavidad de la melena del león con la agudeza de sus dientes? 

You can read more bilingual animal poems in the book FLUTTER & HUM, by Julie Paschkis.

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Next up, we have some stormy weather poems to enjoy!

"storm" by Hazel S-M - age 6, MD

Hazel is pictured playing the role of Bartholomew in *BARTHOLOMEW AND THE OOBLECK, which is a story about a dangerous king, his royal magicians and some unusual weather.  Notice how Hazel used alliteration by placing several words starting with S close together: "storm weather strikes/ spatter streak". Our ears really enjoy alliteration!

"thunder" by a 4-year-old, MD

This kid used only 7 words to create a strong image for us: can you see and hear the horses galloping through the sky?  And listen again to her alliteration: "THunder" and "THumping."

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Finally, have another delicious slice of watermelon!  Listen for some /t/ words clustered close together...

"watermelons" by Marjorie C. - 1st grade, MD

Did you hear that? "it/ tickles your/ brain and when you/ taste it  it tickles/ your tongue!"  Maybe those lines tickled your ears, too! 

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That's our four poems for this issue.  Let us know what you liked by leaving a comment below!

Come on back for Issue 4.4, which will publish on Wednesday, April 26.  And remember, you can submit YOUR work by email--just click the button below--and thanks for WHISPERshouting with us!

The Editorial Staff

*For adults who may not be aware of the changing views of Dr. Seuss's work...you can start reading more about the concerns about hidden racism in some of his books (and those of other authors) here:

 https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/reading-racism-in-dr-seuss/536625/