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Èistibh Poster

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Èistibh – Teaching Notes

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from Don Juan - by George Gordon, Lord Byron

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It may seem a schoolboy’s whine,
And yet I seek not to be grand nor witty,
But I am half a Scot by birth, and bred
A whole one, and my heart flies to my head.

To the Moon - by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Art thou pale for weariness
Of climbing heaven and gazing on the earth,
Wandering companionless
Among the stars that have a different birth?

becoming still - by Julie Johnstone

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becoming still still becoming

pausing here - by Julie Johnstone

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pausing here to read this reading this to pause here

slow - by Julie Johnstone

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slow down long enough to read these words

St Lucia: The Written World

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A classroom resource using the poem Untitled no.54 by Derek Walcott. Activities in this resource are aimed at pupils in upper secondary
school (S4–S6).

Nigeria: The Written World

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A classroom resource using the poem Raindrum by Nigerian poet Niyi Osundare. Activities in this resource are aimed at pupils in lower secondary school (S1–S3).

Zbigniew Herbert: Poland

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A secondary school classroom resource about the Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert.

Wolves: The Written World

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Classroom resource (S1-S3) using two poems from Croatia and Serbia about wolves.

Inspiration to write poems

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Loads of ideas and inspiration to get you started writing poetry in any situation.

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