Category Archives: Poetry

The Mathematics of Survival

Posted on April 2, 2017 by

Poetry gives our language the wings to fly and in difficult times we need strong wings. Starting with just the alphabet, the poetic form allows our ideas to soar. Just like those in our previous anthologies, the student poems in … Continue reading →

Posted in NewVIc, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Abdellatif Laâbi: attesting against barbarism.

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

The brilliant Moroccan poet, novelist and playwright Abdellatif Laâbi is the epitome of the engaged writer. Born in Fez in 1942, he studied at the University of Rabat and was one of the founders of the literary magazine Souffles in … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Education, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

From ‘Recovery’ by Rabindranath Tagore

Posted on May 30, 2016 by

from Recovery – poem no.10 from arogya by Rabindranath Tagore (1941) Lazily afloat on time’s stream, My mind turns to the sky. As I cross its empty expanses Shadowy pictures form in my eyes Of the many ages of the long past … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Seeking refuge in poetry

Posted on September 15, 2015 by

I am So I have left everything But I am something. I have left everyone But I am someone. I have left there But I am here. Something, someone, here, now. September 2015   Links to poems about the refugee … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning resources, Poetry | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Let Us Be Midwives! Sadako Kurihara

Posted on August 7, 2015 by

Let Us Be Midwives! An untold story of the atomic bombing by Sadako Kurihara, translated by Richard Minear Night in the basement of a concrete structure now in ruins. Victims of the atomic bomb jammed the room; It was dark—not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Poem: Corsica

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

Corsica Corsica Our island Rest and refuge So wild and warm In our hearts and minds Casting shadows on every other place Always there and forever yearning for us Cold spring water to quench our thirst On a sun baked granite … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Young poets ‘write the wrong’

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

Brave new words from young writers at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc) Poetry is not a luxury, something we only turn to when more important things have been seen to. Poetry is essential. We need to listen to it, read … Continue reading →

Posted in NewVIc, Poetry | Tagged , , | 2 Comments