"If you look and listen carefully you can hear and see poetry in everything." - Tom Schlafly
At the Awards Ceremony in April, Tom Schlafly was the first segment’s presenter and shook hands to congratulate the first 26 winning 7th graders. Schlafly represents a life of achievements as a successful business man, active citizen, and a lover of literature. He speaks in a testimonial for 7GP and gives his take on the whole experience.
“If you judge an activity by what it produces, then I saw 26 very talented young poets in the room today. And somehow 7GP was able to unlock this talent.”
“Being asked to write poems allowed them to express themselves.” As a lover of poetry himself, he asserts that, “there really isn’t a defined line between poetry and the rest of life. If you look and listen carefully you can hear and see poetry in everything.”
Schlafly addresses those who have yet to experience the program by saying, “I think that the 7th Grade Poetry program will certainly have a positive effect on the students who participate. It’s going to make students who might not have been interested in poetry before want to get involved… I think the effect is going to be spectacular.”
Watch Tom Schlafly’s testimonial along with other community leaders now by clicking HERE!