Troy Middle School Students' Haiku Poems Selected For Publication

Photo: The poetry of several Troy Middle School students, here with teacher Toni Nissley, left, and Principal Renee Marski, was accepted for publication.

Several Troy Middle School 8th graders will be published poets after haiku poems they wrote in their English language arts class were accepted for publication in the “Young American Poetry Digest.”

A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry where the first and third lines have five syllables, and the second line has seven.

According to T.M.S. ELA teacher Toni Nissley, her students developed five haiku poems each over the course of a month, helping each other develop language and imagery by reflecting on the pieces.

“This is a wonderful accomplishment for our young writers,” Nissley said. “We were ecstatic that 21 of our students were selected for this year’s publication. I am so proud of these students who persevered and truly wrote from their heart.”

Isabella Simoncelli’s haiku reads, “Have you ever felt, Sadness that shatters your heart, I will hide with smiles.”

Salvador Soto’s reads, “Freshman year is near, Graduation will be great, Goodbye Troy so long.”

Students whose poems were accepted for publication are Delaney Brawthen, Jasmine Brown, Edgar Carlos, Carly Czyz, Isabell Garcia, Nadia Godar, Maegan Gualberto, Michael Guzman, Grace Kamper, Deyanira Lima, Rose Malinowski, Zinnia Manning, Gianna Ronchetti, Gianna Sansone, Natalie Schildhouse, Isabella Simoncelli, Madison Slinkard, Salvador Soto, Miah Vaandering and Autumn Waters.

The haikus will be published in the October 2019 edition of the Young American Poetry Digest.

Troy Middle School is a Troy Community School District 30-C school.