Cheers to all those children who have been trying NZ Poetry Box
challenges. This week we are still celebrating the writing of Margaret Mahy. On
Monday I will tell you what I love about Margaret's long poem, A
Summer Saturday Morning and later I will post Tierney's poem pick
(congratulations!). On Tuesday I will give you a perfectly playful
poetry tip, on Wednesday it will be Poetry Box Play time, on Thursday I
will tell you what I love about Margaret's story Mr Whistler. Easter
caught up on me so I will post the winners and my favourites in the
sound-poem challenge sometime after the deadline on Thursday (5pm).
I won't be posting over Easter (back on Wednesday April 3)
but here's a little holiday challenge: write a poem using no more than
20 words about your favourite place to go at the weekends. Make the place come
alive with the words you pick. Send to paulajoygreen@gmail.com
Include your name, age, year, name of school and teacher. HAPPY EASTER!
Send to me by Tuesday 5pm but I will post any I like over the long weekend (get
Mum or Dad to help you send them).
Last week I invited you to tell me which of Margaret's
poems you love and why (Tierney did a great job on this!). Perhaps this week
you could tell me which of her books you love. If you are like me you
will have trouble picking because you like so many of them.
I used to read A Summer Saturday Morning with my
girls when they were young. There are two stars in this long
poem: rhythm and repetition. These two stars make it a fabulous
poem to read aloud by yourself, with your family or class, to your dogs or your
cats.
Paula
Green
PO
Box 95078 Swanson Waitakere 0653
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