Sarah Crossan on poetry - feel it, love it, perform it, slam it!
Sarah has written three novels in verse and is a great lover of poetry. She feels that many young people are put off poetry as they grow up and, in an enthralling talk to Year 7, she set about defending poetry and showing students ways to enjoy it again.
Here are some of Sarah's thoughts on poetry and messages she had for our students:
- Remember how much you loved nursery rhymes and rhyming stories when you were small
- Poetry belongs to young people
- Reclaim poetry, don't be afraid of it
- Start with the heart: think about how a poem makes you feel before you think about what it means
- Connect with poems emotionally, like you do with songs lyrics
- When you interpret a poem for yourself, it belongs to you
- Poetry needs to be performed and read aloud
- Romeo and Juliet (feat.Harry Styles) - it's all about the luuuurve. Shakespeare's language may be old but the emotions involved are the same as today
- Verse novels - give them a try. They are less wordy than regular novels, quicker and not so daunting to read!
- Poetry slams - get creative with language and the spoken word. Perform poetry and compete!
Copies of all Sarah's books, including her verse novels The Weight of Water, One and We Come Apart are available from the school library.
For more information on Sarah and on performing poetry, take a look at the following websites:
Sarah Crossan on poetry - feel it, love it, perform it, slam it!
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