Dead Poets Society express themselves through poetry

Cameron Garcia Brown, Staff Writer

April 20, 2017

Carlmont's poetry club, the Dead Poets Society, prides itself on taking the name of the well-known Robin Williams movie. Both students in Carlmont and the movie are able to express themselves through their poetry. The Dead Poets Society is a place where students are able to share their poems with ...

Poetry is slamming en Español

Jackson Monge, Staff Writer

March 7, 2016

Foreign languages open up new opportunities for the students like jobs and college, but one more "off the beaten path" option is the new one Spanish students will have: an all-Spanish poetry slam. Several students who can "slam the best" will go on a field trip to Palo Alto to slam their poems against...

Dead Poets’ Society brings poetry to life

Lila Schulman, Staff Writer

May 14, 2015

Enter Carlmont's Black Box, otherwise known as the drama classroom, and experience for yourself the flow of creativity that streams from the students who give poetry a voice. This is the place to go if one wants to be inspired, as well as improve one's social skills. Poetry, a "literary work in...

Belmont Library hosts teen poetry contest

April 18, 2012

[media-credit name="Flickr: Rubin 110" align="alignnone" width="300"][/media-credit] In honor of National Poetry Month, the Belmont Library will be holding their first poetry contest for high school and middle school students from April 1 to April 30. Teens can submit up to three original poems that are thirty lines or...

John Lennon Poetry Slam

November 30, 2010

[media-credit id=3 align="aligncenter" width="212"][/media-credit] On Wednesday Dec.8th, the Belmont Library will be hosting its final open mic of the year to commemorate the thirtieth death anniversary of John Lennon. This event will be from 7:00-9:00, all are encouraged to participate as audience m...