Periodic Poetry: An Unstable Collection
You have 5 minutes to prep creative writing. Again.
Your brain is full.
Your energy is rented.
And still, you want to give your students something that actually lights them up. Something weird and wonderful. Something that cracks their brains open just enough to let the light in.
That's what this collection is.
It's poetic. It's chaotic. It's sneakily educational. And it might just save your school year.
❓Wait, did you say it's a poetry book? About the periodic table?
I get it. That sounds like someone tried to make a casserole out of flashcards and chalk.
But hear me out.
These are not the poems you read in a hushed voice and pretend to like. These poems:
They're sharp. Structured. Weird in the best way. And each one is paired with a hand-painted watercolor illustration so rich they basically hypnotize students into caring about chemistry.
✨ What You're Actually Getting
This isn't just a poetry book. This is a classroom experience.
📖 The Full Book: Periodic Poetry: An Unstable Collection
97 illustrated poems covering the elements in Groups 1–18. Designed to make weird kids feel seen, and reluctant learners lean in.
You could buy it on Amazon for $20. But here, for the same price, you get the book plus every bonus below.
🧠 Bonus #1: The Decoder Ring (320 Pages)
This is your teaching skeleton key. It breaks down every poem line-by-line so you always know:
- What the line means
- Which science fact it's referencing
- What literary trick it's pulling
- What your students are probably going to ask (and how to answer)
It also includes:
- Built-in discussion questions (with answers)
- Writing prompts
- Creative challenges
Use one poem per day and you've got 97 days of creative writing curriculum DONE. Also works as a sub plan. Just print the page, scribble "You got this :)" at the top, and go drink your coffee while it's still warm.
✍️ Bonus #2: 3 Hours of Real-Time Writing Footage (4 Exclusive Poems)
Watch four new poems (not in the book) come to life in real time. You'll see:
- Research turn into rhythm
- Ideas crash and burn and come back stronger
- A real poet obsess over syllables like a gremlin with a calculator
Perfect for showing your students that "good writing" is messy, weird, and very real.
📚 Bonus #3: 9 Hours of Behind-the-Scenes Chaos
Watch the actual book get made — meltdowns, breakthroughs, snack breaks and all. This is raw footage of the entire writing journey. Timestamped so you can skip the existential spirals and get straight to the good stuff.
🔥 Bonus #4: 10 Creative Writing Challenges
Ten low-prep, high-fun writing prompts for:
- In-class spark
- Homework
- Days when your brain has stepped out for lunch
Also: premium sub plan material.
🎭 Bonus #5: 50-Minute Student Q&A Video
Real questions. Real answers. The author (hi) talks about:
- What went into the poems
- Why I made certain choices
- What happens when I get stuck
It's basically an author visit — without needing to clean your room or get PTO approval.
That's 97 ready-to-go lessons = 22¢ per class period.
Print it, project it, copy it — make it your classroom's weirdest strength.
This is Not Normal Curriculum
It will cause:
It might also make you fall back in love with teaching. That part's not guaranteed. But it happens more often than you'd think.
🎯 This is For the Teacher Who Wants To:
- Teach creative writing without inventing it from scratch
- Stop pretending bad poems are "good examples"
- Bring weird joy and real depth into the classroom
- Have 97 lessons planned before morning
- Be the teacher kids talk about at graduation
Ready?
Click below to grab the Educator's Edition.
Before next Tuesday shows up uncaffeinated and unprepared.
Get the Bundle for $20Minus the goblins. They're in the poems.
