In January, classes all over the South East took part in a poetry competition. The prize was to get your poem published in a book called Imagine. There were five winners in the school which was a great achievement. The winners were: Winner- Freya Little. Second- Alex Hackett. Highly Commended- Julie Clarke, Leah Harte and Shauna Kennedy. The only Gaeilge poem was by Julie Clarke. The launch of the Imagine magazine was on Saturday the 14th June in Tallow. The library was small but we all had a lovely time.
By Shauna Kennedy
Extract from Imagine, the Tallow writers quarterly review June 2003
Judge for the competition was novelist Grace Wells and here she explains her decisions
7,
8, 9 Poetry
The
poets in this group all used a refreshing simplicity and explorative creativity
that was very appealing.
It was hard to just find eight
Alex Hackett's (8) poem 'My
Sister" came second. 1
loved it's irreverancy and spontaneity, it's language, attention to detail and
precision. It's a novel in one poem.
Special commendations go to Julie Clarke (8) for her simple assured Gaelic, Shauna Kennedy (8) for "Rain",", Leah Harte (8) for "My Best Friend" , Julie Clarke (8) for "The Zebra"
issue 4 IMAGINE 11
| Why Won't You Write? by Freya Little Why won't you write in a tree with me and a bumble bee Why won't you write in a box with me and a bumble bee and a fox in a box? You are true, you are true I will write with you.
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My Sister by Alex Hackett My sister has a snail.
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| The Zebra by Julie Clarke
Z is for Zebra who escaped from the zoo |
A Mhúinteoir by Julie Clarke
A mhúinteoir go hálainn |
| Rain by Shaunagh Kennedy
Rain Rain Rain
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My Best Friend by Leah Harte
My best friend is like me,
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Smaointe 3
Portlaw N,S pupils entered a competition called Smaointe 3. Two pupils from the school won. A few weeks ago Denis O’ Connor and Patricia Fogarty wrote poems for the newly published book. Before they knew it they had been selected to place their poems in Smaointe 3. The winners went to Dungarvan art centre to receive their prizes They were rewarded with a book called Turning Tide, a smaointe 3 book, which has the poems they wrote. Also a certificate. It has been a great achievement for them and they got their photo taken with the Mayor.
By Patricia Fogarty and Denis O’Connor.
