Imagination Makers Theater Company: Poetrees?and other verses from nature

Expressed in a tapestry of poetry styles, the writing selected for this play celebrates children’s experiences of one thing we all share–the earth. Young people used imagery from trees and nature to craft poems and songs about what they encounter in the outdoors and in their lives. “Poetrees and Other Verses From Nature” dramatizes 26 poems written by children from different backgrounds including a poem presented in sign language that was written by a hearing-impaired student. The children’s creative use of nature in the writing is also reflected in the production values of the play: trees, flowers, sticks, pine cones, etc. are transformed into all the props. This musical play inspires audiences to write and to look at the earth with a renewed sense of amazement.