What do you think are the worst poems ever written? They could be by other poets, adults or children, or your own. Study them, then write a bad poem.
poetry
Anxiety, a poem by Eleanor Levy, 8
Eleanor Levy, 8Valley Glen, CA Anxiety Eleanor Levy, 8 Unleashing anxiety Nervous feelings consume me Shivering feelings through my body Extra worried now Tremendous fear Traumatizing state of being Lurking pain In shock about what’s happening Nice feelings shattered away Getting back up to try again
Static, a poem by Callum Hicks, 12
Callum Hicks, 12New York, NY Static Callum Hicks, 12 The electric blue buzz of the computer screens. The soft hum of the machines keeping us alive. An evil cackle of a monster behind me, casting a shadow on the cold concrete. Snap. My legs break in half like breadsticks. The masks I am wearing. They let me breathe. Living history as if it’s some sort of consolation. The shrill voices. Crackle. The pressure. Ping-ding-ring. The drone. Zoomzoomzoomzoomzoomzoomzoomzoomzoom. The whir of white noise. Zzz. Zzz. Zzz. Author’s note: The poem plays on both definitions of the word “static.” It’s about the sounds of quarantine during Coronavirus and also the fact that I had to stay in one place. I thought quarantine would be quiet and boring but it has been the polar opposite! I wanted to convey the loudness and chaos of my quarantine experience. With all of the FaceTimes and the Zoom calls and the texts and emails, it’s been overwhelming.
