POEMS ARRANGED BY EVENT OR TOPIC

I am aware that poetry is often difficult to ‘fit in’ to the teaching curriculum when there are so many other priorities, and I have found that a good way to address it is to combine it with a topic that is being taught. The right poems can therefore educate on a topical level as well as a figurative language level, so when I find the inspiration I research subjects and write poems specifically for this purpose. I have therefore listed many of my poems into categories according to the subject, event or topic that they relate to, and have included any research that I have found useful where appropriate. All of my poems which fit into topicwork are listed below, but I have separated them further into specific topics of ENCOURAGEMENT AND INSPIRATION, FOOD, HISTORY AND EVENTS, (PEOPLE & HISTORIC EVENTS, TUDORS, VICTORIAN MINING, WORLD WAR TWO), NATURE, CREATION & THE WORLD ABOUT US (ANIMALS, FLOWERS PLANTS AND TREES, INSECTS/ MINIBEASTS/ SPIDERS, SEASIDE, SEASONS, WEATHER), SEASONAL POEMS (BONFIRE NIGHT POEMS, CHRISTMAS POEMS, HARVEST/ THANKSGIVING POEMS AND SONGS, MOTHERS DAY PERFORMANCE POEMS AND SONGS), and finally SENSES POEMS. Each of these are listed in the drop down menu from the TOPIC POEMS, and will therefore provide a smaller, more specific list of the poems which will interest you.

The Simplest Nativity Play Ever

4 August 2013

This 25 minute nativity play script is narrated entirely in rhyme, and is written in such a way that up to 21 actors can have lines to say, or the narrator can say any or all of them as part of the story instead. This nativity script is therefore: adaptable to any cast size and […]

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The Do-It-Yourself Nativity Play

2 August 2013

This 20 minute nativity script is purpose written for a church nativity service with a small cast of young people of reading age ( teenagers especially!) in a church with a fun, family atmosphere (adults are required to join in!) The DIY Nativity Play…… tells the traditional bible based nativity story in a hilarious, lighthearted […]

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Jesus is Not Just For Christmas

19 March 2013

Christmas is not just a story That’s told to make people feel great. It’s more than a reason for presents And parties as we celebrate. It’s not just a time to catch up with Our families and friends far away Nor even for annual visits To church on Christmas Day.

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God’s Tapestry

10 March 2013

The Tapestry of Life was started At the dawn of time. Within the pattern, even then, God saved a place for mine.  With every stitch the picture grew While crafted from above, And as God wove each new thread in He blended it with love. 

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Summer Fruits of Love

10 March 2013

    The days when life is flavoured With the summer fruits of love, Should gratefully be savoured With the grace of God above.

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Perspective

10 March 2013

   I found a hillside all alone and wanted to befriend it. I felt its heart was broken, and I could help to mend it.  So as it broke its silence and it began to talk, I felt it needed company, so we began to walk.  And as we walked together, our hearts and minds […]

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Tescos Goes Bananas: Poem 1

31 January 2013

My Fairtrade Campaign….. My goal is to get Tesco to sell ONLY bananas with the FAIRTRADE logo,  which confirms that the plantation owners have been paid a FAIR price.

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The Donkey’s Christmas Nativity Play script

4 January 2013

Coming in 2014 The Donkey’s Christmas is written from the perspective of the poor, humble donkey who feels so un-noticed and unloved.  It is a 25 minute nativity play written entirely in rhyme and rhythm, making it simple and fun for children to perform. The script: is carried by a rhyming narration and includes lots […]

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Mary Had a Little lamb

20 June 2012

  This is nothing more than a silly poem based on the original nursery rhyme, and using the same rhyme and rhythm pattern.     Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was dirty black

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Mary and her Little Lamb

20 June 2012

This alternative story of Mary and her little lamb includes the original simile and a new metaphor.  Other than that, is just a silly poem using the same rhyme and rhythm pattern, but telling an entirely different story with not quite the same pleasantries as the original nursery rhyme!

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