Poster Image
$20
Item#: 2012SYR12
Purchase Details
11x17-inches, printed on heavy weight (100-pound) Hammermill cover paper. We package each print with a piece of chipboard in a clear plastic sleeve.
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An information page with photos of the artist and poet, and hand-written comments from each.
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Poem Inspiration Location
Elephant splashes
poster information
Description
Elephant splashes
in our zoo pool, children beg
"Can I jump in too?"
I've been the librarian at Elmcrest Elementary in Liverpool for twelve years. Several years ago the art teacher went on a professional development trip to Japan. When she returned, she had the idea of a combined haiku and art project where second graders would write a haiku and paint something about nature. I had done some writing before, mostly personal journal writing and stuff for work, but since I started doing haiku with the children, I started writing more of them on my own.
One day I saw the article for the Poster Project in the newspaper and I thought wouldn't it be cool if my poem got picked. That way I could show the kids that haiku could be anywhere!
I grew up in Syracuse and my home is a short distance from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. I have been going to the zoo since I was little. Whenever I visit, I always look forward to seeing the Asian elephants. I've been going there so much that I have become familiar with the elephant exhibit and its location.
My mother is from Cambodia, and they have Asian elephants there. On my first visit to Cambodia I was able to ride an elephant. They had one at a temple, and allowed tourists to ride it. You had to go up these steps to get on top and it had a wooden seat.
For the poster I wanted viewers to experience what I see, when visiting the elephants. I like that I included families. They're coming together, grandparents and children, and they're all enjoying their time at the zoo.