poetry celebration 2017

Starting our new adventure...

Last year, students of English participated in a month-long project celebrating poetry. You can see our last years activities under the news section, and the resulting booklet here: poetry booklet

This year, the celabration continues.

New activities, new project, we are getting ready!

So, sharpen your pencils, clean your glasses, prepare your minds to be blown away with the beauty of words...

Let's celebrate TOGETHER!

Starting on April 1st (which is also April fool's day) our students will again prove their love for words.

Also, April 23rd is the International Day of English Language.

We are therefore merging these two celebrations to celebrate our knowlede.

Let's celebrate words.

Let's celebrate English.

Activity No.1

Poetry is beautiful.

However, children read less than they use to. This does not mean that they do not admire poetry.

They do.

But poetry is not what is used to be.

Written words read in silence.

Poetry today speaks loudly. Our task is to find it. It is interwoven in our daily lives…

Some too simple, some complex and meaningful…

Commercials, movies, and … wait, …..

did someone mention SONGS….

Yes, songs.

Not read in quiet, not read at all.

nonetheless, beautiful and full of poetry.

So, this year’s task is to find poetry in the world of music. Not too hard a task, one might say.

This year, students might not read as much, but the reading and writing is still here. And, the bonus is… most of the students already know they favourite “poetry” by heart.

So, who said students do not appreciate poetry?

They do, but in a more modern form.

So, the poetry month has officially started and students are gathering their findings.

We will try to post new poetry entries every week. Looking forward to reading (and listening) to modern poetry.

Click on the image to see our work: