Poetry Competition 2020
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The haiku and poems were reviewed by our judges and the results were as follows: Primary School Category Maya Ilkiewicz – Year 1, Grove Park Primary School – Blossom Day Bella Fletcher – Year 6, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School – The Heralding of Spring Secondary School Category Haiku Skyla – Year 9, Chiswick School – Cherry Blossom Matheo – Year 11, Chiswick School – Spring Poems Jovana – Year 7, Chiswick School – Poem About Spring Kate Lucas – Year 12, Harris Westminster Sixth Form – Blossom Trees Highly Commended Ruby – Year 7, Chiswick School – Smile Orson – Year 9, Chiswick School – Orson’s Spring Haiku Nathan – Year 8, Chiswick School – It’s Springtime Ruqia – Year 11, Chiswick School – Spring is moving with an eagerness in its heart
Lucy Chambers from the Chiswick Book Festival helped us to develop the competition and to judge the entries. Lucy comments: I was very pleased to help judge the first Blossom Day W4 Haiku and Poem Competition. I loved reading the thoughtful and imaginative poems, especially enjoying some beautiful turns of phrase which brought images of spring and blossom to life. Well done to all the entrants. A big thank you to all our entrants and to Chiswick Book Festival for your support. Please enjoy the poems and haikus below: Primary School Category |
Maya Ilkiewicz – Year 1, Grove Park Primary School – Blossom Day |
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Bella Fletcher – Year 6, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School – The Heralding of Spring |
Secondary School Category |
Haiku |
Skyla – Year 9, Chiswick School – Cherry Blossom |
Matheo – Year 11, Chiswick School – Spring |
Poems |
Jovana – Year 7, Chiswick School – Poem About Spring |
Kate Lucas – Year 12, Harris Westminster Sixth Form – Blossom Trees |
BLOSSOM TREES
A coil squashed bursts into life At godly heights above the people and their passing feet ‘you have not defeated us’ they protest in fireworks of throbbing colours, Velvety colours, softening the dark mornings
Sometimes wind pierces the idyllic day, a cold knife against soft flesh A silent descent, careful and measured A scattered blanket warms the concrete underfoot Snow fall of delicate petals; the children build blossom men in the streets. Kate |
Highly Commended |
Ruby – Year 7, Chiswick School – Smile |
Orson – Year 9, Chiswick School – Orson’s Spring Haiku |
Nathan – Year 8, Chiswick School – It’s Springtime |
Ruqia – Year 11, Chiswick School – Spring is moving with an eagerness in its heart |