The Good, the Bad, and the Poems: Sunday Poetry Writing Workshop with Libby Hathorn
20 Nov 2012
Sunday Poetry Writing Workshop with Libby Hathorn
Rythmn and rhyme, repetition, alliteration. These are the poet’s tools and last Sunday writer and Ambassador for reading Libby Hathorn put us to work. In no time at all everyone found their inner poet; here is what we have been writing….students… and tutors!
Who Has…..?
Who has earrings?
Elaine and Eleanor and Elisa have earrings
Elizabeth, Esmir and Ethan have earrings
Auntry Emma has earrings, too.
Edwina and Eddy have earrings, too.
Uncle Ed has earrings, too.
Edsgar, Ellie, and Ellen have earrings.
I have earrings and they’re blue.
Elaine Zhong
Irene, Izabella, and Intan have ice skates.
Indi, Ian, and Illyn have ice skates.
Ivan also has ice skates, too.
I will skate away with you.
Irene Zhong
Fred and Frank and Felicity have frogs.
Fifi and Feadore and Finip have frogs
Feone and Fritz and Fleur have frogs.
Filip and Fran and Fiona have frogs.
And I and I and I have frogs.
Fred Bekker
Joe and Jackson and Jessica have jelly.
James and Jojo and Johnny have jelly.
Jimmy Jefferson also has jelly.
But Jonathan Jay does not.
Yosra Darwiche
Arnold and Alex and Annie have ankles.
Avery, Alexis and Anastasia have ankles
Amanda Arrowsmith also has ankles.
Argus, an amateur, also has ankles.
And I have ankles, too.
Arnold Walsh
Crashing waves, by the cliff side
Great sand dunes, miles wide
Winter night, Mozzie bites
One large moon and shining lights.
Taken hostage by the dry fuel tank
Fingers numb, aching legs,
A few miles of where the Titan sank
The mind is at peace, the mind is clear
Hunger pain, the end is near.
Bacon, bacon, raining bacon.
Unicorns gallop, fairies flutter.
The mind is gone, the body’s dead.
Like the Titan, rests on the sea bed.
Pierre Liu
Good and Bad Catalogue
Good catalogue
Friendly, funny friends
Funny, fun games
Swimming in the sun
Lovely love
Shiny stars sparkling
Relaxing cool breeze
Family for me
Bad catalogue
Painful punishments
Severe sorrow
Being banished and betrayed
And being left out
Elaine Zhong
Good Catalogue
Board Games
Computer games
Videos
Shady shade
Slushy sweets
And a friend with me
Bad Catalogue
When I fight with my talking
When I get hurt
When I am excluded
My heart feels empty
I can’t get the bad people out of my head
Irene Zhong
Good
Tasty food
Nice people
Nice warm bed
Usually well fed
Minecraft playing
Computer gaming
Nice sweet honey
Lots of money
I like maccas
And I ain’t too falta’s.
I see no rats,
Though lots of cats.
I love my life coz’
I live my life in Aus.
Bad
No computer
Deforestation
Global warming
Nobody can take the warning
Not enough money
Nothing’s too funny
Fred Bekker.
Good
Intriguing history
Informative mythology
Addictive minecraft
And exceptional food
Bad
Conflicts rising
Children crying
Persuasion
Profound pain
Famines
Uncurable illnesses
Live animal exports
Yosra Darwiche
Good
Guitar chords
Coffee
Summer nights
Shooting stars
4 wheel drives
bacon, lots of bacon
Bad
Winter days
Crashing waves
Mozzie bites
Windy nights
Dry fuel tank
Pierre Liu
Good
Meandering melodies
Moving harmoniously
Flying gorgeously
In the soft still air.
It flows into my ears
so beautifully it raises tears
I listen- dazed
I have never been so amazed
Bad
Drenched in sweat
Comfort theft!
Heavy lifting
Lots of breathing!
Lungs heaving
Mouth panting
Arms dead
Face is red.
Tony Zhen
Good Catalogue
Drawing Dolphins
Swimming in a beautiful sea
Shiny blue
Jumping, playing, wild and free
Michelle Wu
Good
Soft
Sketching
Writing
Reading
Mysteries
Creating
Myths and legends
Medieval times
Rain
People
Word changing scientists
Thinking
Observing
Silence
Solitudes
Serenity
Peace and quiet
Captivating culture
Astrology
History
Shady people
Ocean
Sky
Nature
Stars
Surfing
Individual ideas
Bad
Racism
Fighting
Bullying
Sexism
Put downs
War
Emotional abuse
Death
Judging before knowing
Insults
Naryma Grovener
Good
Gripping games
Drastically drawing
Reading, not snoring
Music, to listen
Care that’ll glisten
Food to scoff
Toys to play
History of a day.
Bad
Injustice served
Children dying
Birds not flying
No peace at all
Countries at war
Kingdoms fall.
Arnold Walsh
Good
Yummy pizza
Happy music
Hard handball
Big beach
Eat a peach
Jelly Jielun
Smile snake
Bad
Mad sister hits with a fister
Sad day
Bully bomb
Pinching Vicky weeping Mickey
Pink jelly
Socks that are smelly
ABC is for baby it makes Vicky crazy
Victor
Good
Loud music
Mad minecraft
Fast football
Bad beach
Gamey galaxy world
Chilli chicken wing
Slimy snakes
Bully bull dogs
Bad
Stupid Saturday
Saturday sucks
Pinching Vicky
Poem
I’m Jackie Chan. I live in Japan instead of kissing wall. I kiss a flat man.
I’m orange, you’re not me, Victor have to take a pee.
Jielun and Justin Bieber and Jenny have jelly beans.
Jackie Chan and Johnson and Jeremy have jelly beans.
Pink jelly socks are smelly.
Saturday school isn’t cool.
I’m orange, this is a key
There’s an evil clown on tv.
ABC is for babies it makes me crazy.
Jielun
Good
Handstand happiness
Chocolate hugs
Books in bed
Friend’s phone call
Pears in porridge
Sunday sleepiness
Monday dread
Bad
Tears of time
Memories lost
People panic
Love’s great cost
Humidity’s heaviness
Aching night
Kathy