Poetry Friday: A Poem from NerdCamp

UPDATED: This post is now 100% Mac & Cheesier.

It's Poetry Friday and I'm just back from the NerdCamp education conference in Michigan.

I'm still unpacking -- literally and figuratively. The speeches, sessions, panels of authors and educators, and working with students at NerdCamp Junior were inspiring. But I learned just as much during impromptu conversations with fellow NerdCampers who are passionate about reading and literacy.

Today, I'd like to share a poem by Chad Everett, who was one of the opening session speakers. You can find out more about Chad at his website ImagineLit. This was written and shared on Day 2 of NerdCamp.

Waiting for Superman

July 11, 2017  /  Chad Everett

They gave me a contract, not a cape,Truth is I’m not that great.There is no brilliance in my lesson plans or my Flair pens,But an abundance of brilliance exists in the young women and men who sit before me.The young women and men not striving to Make America Great Again,But those that curiously question if it ever was and remind us that true greatness does not come from outside, but from within.No one asked you to put on a cape.They asked you teach.

Read the rest at Chad Everett's website.

I can't leave without acknowledging that today is a holiday: National Mac & Cheese Day! Here's a kinetic, concrete Mac & Cheese poem, created by a student.