Thai-son Dang, 7, of Needham, gently tapped on his drum. It was his turn to read, and his poem was set to music. Feeling the rhythm, young Thai-son read his “Drum Poem” at the front of the assembly.
Thai-son and nine of his fellow students, who all utilize wheelchairs for mobility, contributed poems to the newly published book “Wishes on Wheels: Poems of Power and Possibility.” For most of the students, the project not only provided a first opportunity to write poetry and read it aloud, but also their first time speaking or performing before a crowd of their peers.
