Daga Frank Ramirez Ɗaya daga cikin fitattun abubuwan da na tuna a makarantar firamare shine aikin da ya wajaba don haddar waƙa. Yawancinmu sun zaɓi mafi guntun waƙoƙin da za mu iya samu a cikin masu karatunmu, waɗanda suka haɗa da "Fog" na Carl Sandburg (1878-1967). Sandburg ya kalli hazo ya mamaye tashar jiragen ruwa na Chicago, wanda ya karfafa masa gwiwar rubuta wadannan kalmomi:
