Dear Giselle,

I am moved by your poem about your journey from yout native country, Mexico to New York because you write about family separation in a really powerful way.

One line of your poem that stood out for me was, “Seeing flocks of relatives; the pain in my heart increases.” I think this is interesting because flock usually refers to…Read More

Dear Carlos,

I am excited about your poem contrasting playing basketball in DR and here in Brooklyn because you are exploring the socioeconomic differences that cause people to migrate, but you are doing it through the sport you love.

One line of your poem that stood out for me was your original title, “Low League or High.” I think this is…Read More

Dear Eylin,

I am very pleased with your poem contrasting school in Bogota, Colombia and Brooklyn, NY  because I am always curious about what new students will expect from our school, depending on where they have arrived from.

One line of your poem that stood out for me was when you described the sidewalks outside the school as “very c…Read More

Dear Mia,

I am satisfied with your poem contrasting school in Guayaquil, Ecuador and school in Brooklyn, NY because I am an ENL teacher so all of my students have gone to school in at least two different places and I am always interested in what changes, and what might be strange or unfamiliar at the beginning.

One line of your poem that…Read More

Dear Sherlyn,

I am intrigued by your poem contrasting your life in Cubalibre, Pueblo, Mexico and Brooklyn, NY  because I am interested in why people leave their homes, and what they gain, and what they lose.  I also am fascinated by your native language, Mixtec, which I had never heard before!

One line of your poem that stood out for me was,…Read More