Thor, Oxford Day Academy’s ACE Poetry Contest Mascot, Hammer-Wields Poetry with Puppy-Love
By Thor, ACE Poetry Contest Mascot, Oxford Day Academy
It’s me, Thor, teaching a student the Poetry Walk.
I love poetry. That’s why I’m an ACE Poetry Contest Mascot. I love the thunder of poems, the strength of their message or story, how they can hammer home a strong emotion and make it strike like lightening.
I also love my Mascot cohorts – Riley, Hei Hei and Samosa. As a team, we are the Superheros of poetry. Poetry is our Superpower. From doggerel (Riley’s favorite) to Haiku (Hei Hei’s favorite) to. . . well. . . Samosa won’t tell her favorite because she’s a cat and they don’t have to tell anything, but she is a good rhymer. And my favorite is epic, cause I’m an epic character. And I tend to go on and on…
So, let’s continue with this month of poetry.
Students – your job is to learn about poetry and write a poem to submit to your school’s or ACE Learning Center’s contest.
Mascots – your job is to encourage the love of poetry and show off by writing some. Here’s mine.
LO, praise the prowess of poet-kings
of spear-armed students, in class long sped,
we soon will hear what honor the poets won!*
And don’t forget, April 18 is Poem in Your Pocket Day. Riley likes poems in pockets, along with treats. Guess all the Mascots do.
*Okay, it’s a takeoff from Beowulf, but what an epic poem.