Chris &+Bobby

=David McCord= =This is my rock by: David McCord=

This is my rock, This is the place I meet the evening face to face.
=Every time I climb a tree= =by: David McCord= Every time I climb a tree Every time I climb a tree Every time I climb a tree I scrape a leg Or skin a knee And every time I climb a tree I find some ants Or dodge a bee And get the ants All over me

And every time I climb a tree Where have you been? They say to me But don't they know that I am free Every time I climb a tree? I like it best To spot a nest That has an egg Or maybe three

And then I skin The other knee But every time I climb a tree I see a lot of things to see Swallows rooftops and TV And all the fields and farms there be Every time I climb a tree Though climbing may be good for ants It isn't awfully good for pants But still it's pretty good for me Every time I climb a tree

=Bio= David McCord was born on December 15, 1897, in New York City, New York. He then moved to New Jersey to spend the rest of his early childhood. Then he moved to Oregon and spent the rest of his childhood living outside of Portland. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1917, then went to Harvard and graduated in the class of 1921. When he was young, he enjoyed people reading aloud to him and in school he enjoyed painting and writing essays. After he graduated from Harvard, he started writing poems and became a successful poet. He was awarded with the Golden Rose Award, The Gussenhien fellow in 1954, National Award foe Excellence in Poetry from the Council of Teaching English. He then became the executive fundraiser of Harvard. He died on April 13, 1997, in Boston. =Influences= David McCord probably wanted to become a poet because he was so good at writting. His skills amazed every one he knew, and with a talent like that, he sure wouldn't let it just go to waste! An author that he really liked was Cynthia Rossano, because they had been longtime friends. She sees David as a great man, and I'm sure he saw he the same way. David used many different styles, but he actually even invented his own kind, called symetrics. Symetrics are poems with five-lined verses. I'd say that David goes by his own rules, considering the fact that he made up a new style. Cynthia Rossano said about David, "He saw things in a way few people do." This means that he was one of the little amount of people that see like him. She was probably commenting on how creative and original he was. In conclusion, David McCord was a poet like no other.

=Chris's Poem=

When I Run
When I run I always feel the sun. It's rays are so fun. When I run.

And when I run, I always remember to have fun.

When I run When I run When I run

There is always some fun, When I run. =Bobby's Poem= This is my house, and here I come, I know that school is done. This is my house, and here sleep I, once the sun has left the sky. This is my house, this is the place I'll see for days and days.

=How It Connects= This poem is connected to David McCord because it is based off of his very own "This is my rock". While he talks about his "rock" I talk about something important to me - my home. Our poems are also built the same way, since they both start off with "This is my..." Another thing that connects them is where they rhyme. Both of the poems rhyme in the same spots. In conclusion, my poem is very similar to David McCord's. =Influences and Style Bibliography= Harvard. "David McCord." // Harvard Gazette //. 17 Apr. 1997. Web. 9 May 2011. . =Biography Bibliography=  David McCord, Fundraiser, Poet, Dies at 99." // Home - Harvard Public Affairs & Communications //. Web. 10 May 2011. . "David McCord, Poet (December 15, 1897-April 13, 1997) at Embracing the Child." // Children's Books at Embracing The Child - Literature for Learning and Shared Reading. // Web. 10 May 2011. .