March 15 Poetry Carnival Audience Feedback (63 returned)

1. What did you like about the poetry performance?	When you threw the candy 22 It was funny 12 (That they were so funny; made me laugh) Song (singing) 9 (I like that song you sang) Pirate 6 (Captain Hook & poetry) Halloween Poem (Always Sprinkle Pepper) 3 I loved the poems 3 Everything 3 (I liked everything; I love Poetry) Part when brother tried to sell sister	About the witch (Always Sprinkle Pepper) The way they acted The girls Girl waiting for water I liked the party. Lazy Jane The people talked loud enough so I can hear.
2. What poems did you like best?	Always Sprinkle Pepper in your Hair (Halloween Song) 8 Lazy Jane 20 Captain Hook 22 Sister for Sale 13 Giant Peach 9 Tattle Tale (I’m Gonna Tell) 4 Poetry song 3 All of them 3 Tillie/Billie ate the chili When they sang songs
3. What favorite lines did you remember?	When tot ran away; Boy gets taken with pepper in his hair (Always Sprinkle Pepper) Lazy Jane 9 (“Lazy, lazy Jane waits for it to rain”- “Lazy Jane wanted some water”; “Lazy Jane couldn’t get a drink”; He has to be careful when he picks his nose.”) A boy selling a sister 7 ($1.00 sister for sale) Captain Hook 6 (ripped book 12) (Captain Hook should be careful playing tag. 2) Captain Hook had trouble opening a book 3	I don’t remember; it was hard to hear 2 Captain Hook could not open cans. When the hag took the tot. I remember the whole thing 2 I’m going to tell mom that you hit me. I’m going to tell on you 3 The song 2 (Poetry is the best-clap, clap) Poetry has rhythm Spiders and cookie
4. What did you learn new about poetry?	Poetry has rhythm & beat 14 It can be fun 17 Poems don’t have to rhyme 7 It rhymes 4 You can sing it, too 3 It is funny Poetry has songs That you are learning.	Never sell your sister or brother. I can make it into a game. I learned about the poetry shapes. The Captain Hook poem. They are slow and fast. They are cool. It has a toe-tapping beat
5. If you wanted to tell performers at Heights or UNM anything about their performance, what would it be?	I would like for you to come back 6 (Are you going to do another one?) Very, very, very, very good job! 6 Thank you so much 5 Thank you for the candy 5 You guys did a great performance. 2 You did a great job at those poetry songs 2 Where did you get the costumes? About the pirate Thank you for the play Dear UNM & Heights performers, You did a great job! I hope you do another performance. I would love to see it! Have a good day. Thank you for the poems I love it (smile) I liked it and you were really funny. They acted great and they were funny. Thank you very much for the poetry party.	It was a good performance. Do they like poetry? How old are you? You guys are cool. You are the best. I never saw anybody like you. I liked the way you said your poems. They were wonderful. What if in the middle of a poem you mess up and all the people know it? How many days did it take you to memorize the poems? How long have you been poem actors? What’s your favorite piece of poetry? Was it fun in front of us? Who had the idea of doing a play about poetry? I really loved that because I learned a lot of new stuff.
These responses to your poetry performance show that your audience enjoyed you, your poems and your hard work. Thank you for giving all your energy to this project. Thank you for the gift of you! Frances