You won’t see me by the tuffet,
you won’t find me up the spout.
I’d much rather stay inside today
instead of going out.
Though I’m not a storyteller,
it’s a tangled web I weave.
I won’t give you superpowers,
I’d prefer it if you leave.
Please don’t call me “Son of Genius”.
“Noiseless, patient” would be fair:
if I want you in my parlour…
You won’t know until you’re there!
Note: “Son of Genius” is a quotation from Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘The Spider as an Artist’.
“Noiseless, patient” is a quotation from Walt Whitman’s poem ‘A Noiseless Patient Spider’.
What other references to stories, books and songs can you find in Erin’s poem?
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Erin Zampaglione spent ten years as a scientist, running experiments and analysing data in laboratories. Scientific writing can be very technical, but she always loved writing poetry for school, friends, and family. Now she is a full-time mom and novice children’s writer. She is trying to approach these new roles in the same way a scientist would: by being curious and observant.
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