Rudolf Steiner School Fourth-Graders Poetry to Publish
Isabella Kemp, left, Alice McDonald, Tessa Sternal, Lulu Levy, Katherine Humes and Amelia Kemp will have their poetry published in 'Young American Poetry Digest 2013.'
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Six fourth-grade pupils at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School will have their original poetry included in the national anthology "Young American Poetry Digest 2013."
The National Schools Project, based of of Boise, Ind., sent congratulatory letters to Isabella Kemp, Alice McDonald, Tessa Sternal, Lulu Levy, Katherine Humes and Amelia Kemp.
The National Schools Project, now in its 19th year, provides publishing opportunities.
The six pupils created the poems during a three-week poetry block. Then fourth-grade teacher Kirsten Suberg submitted the poems for national consideration.
"This class really loves to write, and they are really writing," Suberg said. "I was impressed by the quality of work coming out of our fourth-graders."