Poetry Girl

By Sienna Sachs Beck / New York City

Calliope is the Greek Muse of Epic Poetry, known for inspiring Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. The eldest of the nine Muses and daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, she is often depicted with a writing tablet, stylus, or scroll. "A Muse" (Calliope) 1455-1460, painted by Cosimo Tura

They say, write an essay.

I say, “I'll hurl!

I only write poems,

I’m a poetry girl!”

They say, one vignette.

I say, “Just be kind,

I’ve lost control

Of my poetry mind!”

They say, light the end

Of a monologue fuse.

I say, “Uh, do you mind?

I’m texting the poetry muse!”

They say, write a narrative

I say, “I can’t clear it!

I’m focussed on calling

My poetry spirit!”

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Sienna Sachs Beck, 13, is an eighth grader in Manhattan. Although she enjoys all kinds of writing (except for research papers), her favorite form of all time is poetry. An active environmentalist, Sienna especially loves writing poetry that raises awareness about global changes. And best–or worst–of all, Sienna enjoys doing Eka Pada Sirsasana (her favorite yoga pose) to excess, even while writing her next piece.