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Imagination spurred by art.
I bite other people and turn them into werewolves like me.
Aug 3, 20201 min read


Gryffindor Dormitory
In Gryffindor dorm you might find
A talking red fireplace
Ron’s shoe lace
Jul 28, 20201 min read


Lockdown Alphabet
Write a diary poem about 26 days in Lockdown.
Jun 12, 20201 min read


Ode to a Pandemic
An ode is a short lyric poem that praises an individual, an idea, or an event, so in this case you will be praising (or condemning) COVID 19
Jun 9, 20202 min read


Lockdown List Poems
We love using lists to get ideas down quickly for writing. But did you know that a list can become a poem?
Jun 4, 20202 min read


How to... in a lockdown
One of the flexible formats we love engaging with is the Instructional Poem.
This allows you to play with language and ideas
Jun 2, 20201 min read


Pause
this was all a rift
in space time
May 26, 20201 min read


A Walk along Breakneck Road
We’re going on a walk along Breakneck Road
Apr 23, 20202 min read


Erasure poem: Introduction to Buddhism
BY LEROY SLOAN, YEAR 10, HILLMORTON HIGH SCHOOL Commentary: this poem brings attention to the power that certain people hold in our...
Mar 13, 20201 min read


Statue of a Dog at Lyttelton
Sometimes I wish I could run in the snow again,
gnaw on bones again.
But I can’t.
I wish Master could praise me again.
Feb 2, 20201 min read


A creek in the bush
HONOURABLE MENTION FROM WRITE ON ISSUE 53 BY RORY PALMER, YEAR 7, AMURI AREA SCHOOL Frost water flows through me Cold, smooth, free and...
Jan 26, 20201 min read


Winter Visitor
HONOURABLE MENTION FROM WRITE ON ISSUE 53 BY MIA JOHNSON, YEAR 6, GOVERNORS BAY SCHOOL Last night Winter visited us she tripped and left...
Jan 11, 20201 min read


How to Walk Among Gamblers Unnoticed
HONOURABLE MENTION FROM WRITE ON ISSUE 53 BY JADE WILSON, YEAR 9, KAIAPOI HIGH SCHOOL When the sun starts to glisten on the rims of the...
Jan 4, 20201 min read


How to make a desert
HONOURABLE MENTION FROM WRITE ON ISSUE 53 BY BEN DE RUYTER, YEAR 8, GLENITI SCHOOL First of all hunt down a large area. Divert all rain...
Dec 28, 20191 min read


Dear Friday
HONOURABLE MENTION FROM WRITE ON ISSUE 53 BY LUCY BARGE, YEAR 11, MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL Friday, are you satisfied yet — Your hand...
Dec 21, 20191 min read


We Can Do This
BY CLARA LANGLEY, YEAR 7, RAWHITI SCHOOL Charging around the track jockey perched over his withers crowds cheer commentator talks fast as...
Dec 8, 20191 min read


A Breeder in Burwood, 1893
BY ISABELLA HARNEISS, YEAR 9, AVONSIDE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Swampy waste land rimu on the edges Mr George King looks down at fluffy chicks...
Nov 24, 20191 min read


Margaret and Her Sister 1933
BY ROSIE ARRILLAGA, YEAR 8, SOUTH NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOL Burning up, as hot as fire. Bathing suits and tight swim caps. Hot sand, we’re...
Nov 10, 20191 min read


A Strike For What’s Right
BY JEMMA BRINGANS, YEAR 8, CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL COLLEGE People standing for a difference trying for a change you’ll die of old age and...
Oct 27, 20191 min read


Marriage Then and Now
BY OLIVIA KINGI, YEAR 10, AVONSIDE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 1, 1958 The man barks hurry up, you’re late The woman irons his grey flannel shirt...
Oct 13, 20191 min read
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