FATHER SON HAIKU
“I love you,” I said.
“What are you up to?” Dad said.
“Never mind,” I sighed.
—from 2017 Rattle Young Poets Anthology
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Why do you like to write poetry?
Kelvin River: “I wrote this poem for my fifth grade homework assignment. I like making stuff, and using words to make stuff is really interesting and fun.”
