Category Archives: Poetry

Armchair Action Man – Fun with poems

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Here’s a nice idea we picked up from Herbert Puchta and Marion Williams. Great for getting students to think creatively. First choose a poem with lots of imagery. Ask the students to have a piece of blank paper and a pen at … Continue reading →

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No Joke! Three Cheers for the Pleasures of Smoking

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Three cheers for the pleasures of smoking You’ve most definitely got to be joking A second hand drag on an unwanted fag My face in your cumulus clouds of smoke WHEEZE, GASP, RASP, CHOKE Grizzly pictures hideously evoked Of my … Continue reading →

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Rhythmic Raps

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Here’s a great idea for getting students to write rhythmic raps. We’ve used this technique time and again in our Poetry Jams and we first ‘lifted’ the idea from Alan Maley and Alan Duff after seeing it in their excellent … Continue reading →

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We got rhythm – a poem by Mike Jubb

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

This was one of the rhythm poems we performed in Antalya in April 2012 working with professional percussionist and teacher Djenk. Rhythm in your breathing, rhythm in your heartbeat, Rhythm in your clapping and the tapping of your feet; Rhythm … Continue reading →

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I Asked The Little Boy Who Cannot See

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

I asked the little boy who cannot see, “And what is colour like?” “Why, green,” said he, “Is like the rustle when the wind blows through The forest; running water, that is blue; And red is like a trumpet sound; … Continue reading →

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Think Carefully Before Reading This

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Think Carefully Before Reading This This is a bureaucratic poem. Please sign (in block capitals) in triplicate upon receipt. Knock before entering. Read the instructions carefully (Do not exceed the stated dose). Do not park on the nouns. Do not … Continue reading →

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Marshall ‘Soulful’Jones – A ‘Şiirbaz’ and his poem ‘Touchscreen’

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

In Turkish, şiir (pronounced shear) means poem and sihirbaz literally means magic master or wizard. So we’ve created a new word, şiirbaz or poem master, word wizard or possibly even poetician. A poetician being someone who is as adept at … Continue reading →

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English Breakfast Baguette or Rules Rule

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Rules rule Chiseled in stone Impervious to the elements No aberration, detour Or wavering allowed No hazy, fuzzy, grey areas Written clearly in black ink On white paper No exceptions. Picture the scene if you will A cafe, Leicester, around … Continue reading →

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From Poem to Story – using a poem as a catalyst for writing.

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. (from The Dream Keeper and Other Poems … Continue reading →

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A B C

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

A B C Cars are really useful for getting from A to B. But I don’t drive and much prefer to walk beside the C. Roger McGough

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