The Poetry Cafe

Welcome to the Poetry Cafe!

This is the place where the young poets of Mt. Vernon High have combined two of their favorites in life: good coffee and good poetry.

Please have a seat at one of our many reading areas. Slide up to a table dedicated to a particular subject or author, and read the poems inspired by them. Order up a latte, sit back and enjoy yourself.

	Poems Inspired by Music Pull up a seat at the music table and read poems that move to the rhythm of a wide variety of tunes. Poems about music we love and music we... don't.		Parodies Need a good laugh? Chuckle through these poems that love to make fun. But don't blow coffee out your nose.

	Inspired by William Carlos Williams Take a peek at the William Carlos Williams table. A peek is all you need - he was a poet who spoke volumes in only a few words.		Inspired by Simmerman Have a seat at Simmerman's table- a poet who had a quirky personality and liked to talk about himself.

	Inspired by William Stafford Take a look at these poems inspired by Stafford- a poet who learned a lot from the world around him.
			Original Poetry Move on into our lounge. Here you can get comfortable and enjoy the exciting new poetry inspired by the poets' own creativity.