you Canadians aren’t easily daunted by tough issues!

wow – that’s a great memory!

Strange choice, huh? 😉
In elementary school we took a class field trip to a camp for a couple of days & nights. I remember that we had a group hike one evening, and one of the counsellors recited the poem, in the middle of the dark woods. We were sufficiently spooked (in a good way) that a bunch of us memorized the poem, and one friend recited it the next year during our Oral Language Festival. She sat in a rocking chair next to a fake fire to perform – it was great! We had also read the poem in school as well, as part of a Canadian poetry unit. We were all at the age where we were starting to read Christopher Pike books, so our parents didn’t think the poem was nearly as creepy as those! 😉

I learned Sam McGee at a similar age. I think it was required reading in the Canadian curriculum back when we were kids.

I would love to hear the back story on how you picked that one! (and the reactions you got!!)

cool – hope it’s super fun!