Inspired Art Project 2011

Each poem in the Inspired Art Anthology is an original work drawn from the imagination of the 3rd-8th grade participants in America SCORES Chicago’s after school program.  America SCORES uses creative expression as one of its tools to help students develop their individual voice, and then join with a team (built through soccer) to effect change in their community through service learning.

Click on the title to read the poem.  Keep checking back for updates as submissions roll in. Read, enjoy, and share the poetry. If a poem inspires you, leave a comment telling us about it.  Or select it as the basis for your artwork for Inspired Art 2011 (see Artist Info for more information).

The Inspired Art Project helps America SCORES offer its youth development programming free to West Side public school students.

1. Life Doesn’t Frighten Me at All
2. I Wish… I Wish… I Wish…
3. Central Park Soccer
4. Ode to Automatic Black
5. Window to My Community (note: This poem has been selected by the max 3 artists and is no longer available)

6. The Feeling of Sound
7. My Home
8. Are You Ready Now?
9. Exploring the World (note: This poem has been selected by the max 3 artists and is no longer available)
10. Dream Wide Awake

11. I Am
12. Hello Grown-Ups
13. Thanksgiving Haiku
14. The Test
15. If School Was More Like Soccer

16. WE ARE SOCCER!
17. My Love
18. Red
19. What About Me?
20. Untitled

21. Yellow   (note: This poem has been selected by the max 3 artists and is no longer available)
22. My Little Sister: NOOOOOO!!!
23. Scream Story
24. Violet Purple
25. Untitled

26. Hate and Love Should Not Be in the Same World (note: This poem has been selected by the max 3 artists and is no longer available)
27. Untitled
28. Untitled
29. Wildcat Swag
30. My Sadness
31. Obsessed