Getting distracted

I have just returned home after a weekend in Canberra and I decided I needed to do some decluttering in my workroom.  Not sure why I decided to do this today but that was what happened.  For those of you who have seen my workroom you will be well aware that I have accumulated a…

I discovered this online

I missed when this wonderful reading started but I am slowly catching up.  The reading is up to Day 29.  I think most folks my age would have read The Ancient Mariner when they were at school.  I wish I had the opportunity to have access to the mix of art, poetry and scientific research…

Not Quite the Man for the Job. . . a couple of poems. I posted this way back in 2012.

As a follow up to my post about the book Not Quite the Man for the Job by Adam Ford, I have been contacted by the author and he has very kindly given permission for me to share a couple of the poems from his book.  I think you will see why my students enjoyed…

Rabbie Burns Night is coming up. . .25th January

I wrote a post several years ago about Burns Night and thought that now was a good time to revisit that post. 25th January is the birthday of Robert Burns.  Some of you may be asking, “Who is he?’ He is probably the most well known of the Scottish poets.  There are links to many…

Two chronometers the captain had,

When I was a primary school teacher here in Australia part of the curriculum to be taught was poetry.  I tried to link the subjects I taught, and when teaching Australian history, the discovery of Australia and the role of Captain Cook I found a poem that linked to that very subject. The reason I…

Philip Larkin

I have always loved poetry and I was recently looking through some of Philip Larkin’s poems and these couple of lines stood out for me. I have always appreciated the poetry of Philip Larkin.  His many honours include the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. He was offered, but declined, the position of Poet Laureate in…