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A List Poem for Poetry Friday

Stacey Shubitz

As I’ve stated many times, I’m not a great poet. It’s an area I’m trying to improve upon. However, how hard is a list poem, right? Well, here goes my shot at a list poem about the way I talk and the way most Rhode Islanders pronounce words. (I’ve noticed that I really do have a New York accent!) This list poem is in DRAFT form… I’m going to keep adding to it as I notice the difference in the way I speak, which makes me stand out as someone who’s not from here.

They Say – I Say
They say office
and I say aw-fiss.
They say talk
and I say tawk.
They say bottle
and I say boddle.
They say New York
and I say New Yawk… because that’s where I’m from!

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Published by Stacey Shubitz

Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her new book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.

2 thoughts on “A List Poem for Poetry Friday”

  1. 🙂 Noo Yawk works for me!
    I’ve never heard ‘boodle’ before, but hey – right now I’m in Scotland – in Glasgow where the accent is almost as thick as it is in the highlands. Right now, I could probably understand someone from Brooklyn talking fast, my ears are so wide open!

    🙂

  2. Hee, hee. When I lived in Rhode Island, briefly, my whole family was startled by the number of people who would ask us: “Are you all set?” I don’t know if that’s only R.I., but even now, we say it to each other and grin sometimes.

    Hey, you New Yorkers can say rawk on instead of rock on, right?

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