Student poet

I am happy to post a poem written by one of our Grade 4 students shared by Ms. Terje their homeroom teacher.
It is amazing how well this young author describes reading using metaphors and sophisticated vocabulary. I will be looking forward hearing, reading and posting this young man's work in the future.

Enjoy!

Reading is

endless joy.

Fun waits

between covers.

Enjoyment time.

In my opinion

it is a cage

trapping you

into the story.

An amusement for life,

a friend with many gifts,

a charm

keeping boredom away.

Different world

grasps you and

sucks you

into a land of adventures.

Ioannis Grade 4

Acrostic poems

I want to share some of the acrostic poems Grade 4 students wrote as we learned the importance of using dictionaries and thesauruses as tools in creative writing.

L ight shoots
I ncredibly strong
G obbles up earth
H ouses destroyed
T rees shake
N ever weak
I nvestigated by scientists
N eon
G low by Titas

R ough
E xtra
V iolence
E nvy
N ot
G ood
E nding By Ioannis

E rasers
R eally
A re Strong
E ffective and
R ubbery by Johanna

C rystals
R emind
Y ou of
S ugar
T hin
A nd
L ittle by Essi

W ind
I s
N ot
D angerous
S urfing
U nderwater
R eally
F un
I nteresting
N o
G rass by Simen

News - Benjamin Zephaniah performing in Tallinn

Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was born and raised in Birmingham, England. He cannot remember a time when he was not creating poetry but this had nothing to do with school where poetry meant very little to him, in fact he had finished full time education at the age of 13.
His poetry is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls 'street politics'. His first real public performance was in church when he was 10 years old, by the time he was 15 he had developed a strong following in his home town of Handsworth where he had gained a reputation as a young poet who was capable of speaking on local and international issues.
More info...

Enjoy the performances
May 3rd 17:00 at Gallery "Laste Maailm" at Pärnu Road (almost opposite Draamateater)
May 5th 17:00 at Tallinn Writers´ House Harju Street 1 3rd floor
May 8th 18:00 at Vabaduse Square part of "Suur Prõmm" poetry slam performance

News - Poetree in Vabaduse Square

In conjunction with the literature festival "Head Read" (Good Lines) there is a Poetree up in Vabaduse Square this week for all the Tallinn residents and visitors to put their poems up onto.
The Poetree will be up until Saturday, May 8th until 22:00. The installation will come down with a 4 hour "Eurovision" style poetry and music performance "Suur Prõmm" (Poetry Slam). The audience also will have a chance to participate in the performance.
Estonian and international poets and musicians will be taking part of the Slam with Benjamin Zephaniah in the lead. (Please read the entry above to find out more about him and his work).

All there is to say that ISE beat Tallinn with its Poetree. Go put one up on this one as well.