Thursday 26 February 2015

Their imaginations are Something Else

Sheila Chapman writes:
Poet James Nash with teachers Adrienne Amos and Gemma Midwood
The Year 6 children at Ireland Wood Primary School wrote poems full of passion and imagination about their families, feelings, laughter and love.

They wrote with real skill and read their poems clearly and confidently. As one parent said they found the experience uplifting and emotional and another thought the poetry was emotionally deep and creative.

Here are a few snippets -

Memories meander back to me
From poems about mothers
...like beautiful sunshine
...like a diamond in my heart
...feels like a teddy bear you wish you could keep forever
... like a soft cuddly cushion

From poems about the world and life
... life is my pulse ticking like a clock
.. the earth smells like fresh vanilla ice cream
... the smell of factories and maybe the taste of smoke

From poems about families
... my family is an art gallery
... like birds chirping love
... blasting out with laughter in front of the tele
... like a jigsaw puzzle
... endless trust
... my pumping heart, a robin singing the whole time

From poems about love, feelings and laughter
... like warm powerful music
... like an orchestra playing different tunes
... like the sounds of the xylophone
... like the bursting sweet sensation of fruit

Gemma Midwood the English Leader in the school said
Great to hear and see the children share their writing with confidence and pride. They have obviously been inspired by James, consequently writing emotively and with enthusiasm.
Adrienne Amos the form teacher said

Again, an amazing experience for our children. I have seen their poems develop from good poems to fantastic poems. Such a treat!

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