That idea was to give teachers the opportunity to publish their students writings. He got together with Christine Reed and Malissa Kilpatrick, who teach the eighth grade class. That first book from Chapbooks was the result. Without this medium, these kids would not have dug into themselves into their souls, Kilpatrick said. Gilbert student Bruce Wilson wrote a poem called Sadness.
Sadness is clear like glass and also like a window.
It beats through my heart. It reminds of the time I couldn t play football. It makes me feel angry like a bull. Look At Our Way Of Life. My teacher inspired me to write poems, the boy said, pointing to Malissa Kilpatrick.