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Language: Shetlandic

Inspiration to write poems

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

Performing poetry

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Useful tips about how to perform a poem.

Poetry Competition checklist

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A checklist to help you organise a poetry competition.

Poet in the Past: Poetry and Architecture

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A classroom resource pack about writing poems about historic buildings. P3 to S4. Pack includes printable worksheets.

The stars are the map I unfurl - by Gary Quinn

{ Poem }

Da starns are da map I unrowl

Aald Boat - by John Peterson

{ Poem }

Doo minds dee, whan da wind stöd wast,
/ I’d lay twa linns, and rin dee doon,
/ An tak a stane, an step…

Da Corbie - by John Peterson

{ Poem }

Supraeme sits he,
/ His fedders prinkin,
/ Sun-bricht,
/ Ita da grit sun’s glinkin,
/
/ A lowin flame,
/ Wi black een blinkin –
/ Nor deevil ane
/ Keens what he’s…

Soondscapes - by Christine De Luca

{ Poem }

I da dizzied hoose, a strum of flechs baet
/ endless drums fornenst a frenzied window.
/ Belligerent, dey want nedder in nor oot.
/
/ Apö…

Discontinuity - by Christine De Luca

{ Poem }

I could blame da wye da sea is smoothed
/ da stanes; da sylk o touch; da waelin, laevin;
/ an will da haert…

fram da far-haaf - by Robert Alan Jamieson

{ Poem }

Wake up man! Waken! Listen!
/
/ What?
/ What is it?
/
/ Oh what a dream I’ve had,…

Haem Tochts - by T. A. Robertson

{ Poem }

Der a ön o haet ida gairden here,
/ Whaar da sun-flooer proodly staands,
/ An dark-red roses trowe da…

Shetlanrie - by T. A. Robertson

{ Poem }

Some dösna laek wir dialect an dis is what dey say: …

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