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Category Archives: Poetry
VARIATION ON AN OLD RHYME by John Mole
VARIATION ON AN OLD RHYME by John Mole This is the blackbird that wakes with a song. This is the sun That shines for the blackbird that wakes with a song. This is the earth That welcomes the sun That … Continue reading
Solitude – A.A. Milne
For those moments when you just need to be alone. I have a house where I go When there’s too many people, I have a house where I go Where no one can be; I have a house where I … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, The Henry Brothers
Tagged A A Milne, Now We Are Six, poem, Solitude, Winnie The Pooh
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Armchair Action Man – Fun with poems
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
No Joke! Three Cheers for the Pleasures of Smoking
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
Posted in Poetry, The Henry Brothers
Tagged anti-smoking, ashtray, cigarettes, clouds of smoke, smoking poem
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We got rhythm – a poem by Mike Jubb
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
I Asked The Little Boy Who Cannot See
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
Think Carefully Before Reading This
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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Tagged Andrew Darlington, bureacratic poem, do not park on the nouns, rules
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Marshall ‘Soulful’Jones – A ‘Şiirbaz’ and his poem ‘Touchscreen’
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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Tagged Marshall 'Soulful' Jones, Slam Poetry, technology poem, Touchscreen
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English Breakfast Baguette or Rules Rule
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