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Tel : +603-62589211Judith Nicholls Brian Lee Adrian Mitchell Eric Finney, Eric Finney Trevor Millum Jack Davis 14 Shel Silverstein Frank Flynn Trevor Millum Willis Hall for Pleasure 28 Eric Finney Bill Scott Andrew Bartrop Mary O'Neill Allison Jones Diane Garrick Mark Nathan Anon. Gaki Matsuo BashoHaiku An Alphabet of Questions Have You? What Would You Like to Be When You Grow Up, Little Girl You! Chapter4 _Life in the Twentieth Century Hymn to the Twentienth Century ‘The Day the Bulldozers Came Poisoned Talk ‘Mummy, Oh Mummy’ Fifteen Million Plastic Bags City Jungle A Pop-star at Forty John Cunliffe ia1 FeelingsPoetry for Pleasure uc feelings may sometimes yy the idea for a poem of how it happened. a poem abo poet's personal experience: This is the wa js her own description judith Nicholls. Here The inspiration for Learnii Iwas an adult be! ing to Swim fore [learned to swim. Id always been rather feigh of water, in spite of growing up near the sc. | finally learned to get off the bottom for a few, brave seconds on the last day of a holi Venice in a warm, Italian sea. For several months and sporadic t Joeal pool back in England I could never manage mor than one, p ‘width - then suddenly, somehow, I got into some kind of rhych widths, five widths, a lengch - forcing myself at last over the dreade wd After that, five lengths, ten, forty .. Suddenly I had that m sensation of freedom in the water; it was all right! I could roll, T turn, I could stretch, twist, glide - 1 could swim! J wanted to celel feeling in a poem. JUDITH: ‘This is the poem inspired by the poet’s experience of learning t Notice thar the feelings of happiness and freedom form the b poem. Learning to Swim Today Tam dolphin-over-the waves, roach and stickleback,Feelings ‘in the box, choose the one that best suits each of eagerness greed pity i fascination ou so you have to go for a swim by yourself at the show passed your last exam working on a new and difficult task from a road accident sight of two huge juicy hamburgers race to begin. failed his/her exam movie on TV you ate going to do your best to win gift that you really want ‘ience ‘empty fears’. ing after me, down the street, somebody dragging one foot ) pauses, who watches, who goes the light from the lamps doesn’t meet ... F paper — a hollow brown bag ea shout — a bit like the face someone who's going to cry, rind, from place to place, id light, and dry.upstairs windows right back to the and discolour Poetry for Pleasure Who thar — Warching, from th the hedge grows Of the house where Ore the half-drawn curtains dro0P And a yellow bulb burns away And the milk’son the step all day « Fy lives there, no one comes OT BOSS Someb« Oh. it’s only an empty coat on a hanget “That sways in a draught like a man who depends On only one thing - the something inside Tice holding him up, waiting for friends He writes to, but no one’s replied. re the fence round the: just here twists What’ that? — Whispering, whe! Sags like a fading hope: the gate j On its hinge like a bird's broken wing ‘And shrieks as you look, and see: Nothing, where all the shops used to be, People coming and going where now they are not Oh... it’s only the breeze, that’ fretting itself Amongst the off thistle, each standing alone, pright, all winter, dead, but not gone ... only these things, what blows , to make me afraid, who knows?Feelings in this poem knows how it fecls to be picked on by adults in 2 d he uses ‘dumb insolence’ to fight back. Dumb Insolence for ten years old ybe that’s why they get at ers, parents, cops 8 getting at me they get at me hit em ‘can do you for that ‘my hands in my pockets ) ‘stare at them Ue. C= ADRIAN MITCHELL e LPoetry for Pleasure Getting a Feeling for the Poem ‘Why does the boy think they "get ae him? Who are ‘they’? Why doesn't he What does the boy do as he stares Why does the boy feel that ‘dum! have towards ‘them’? 6 ‘Ithink about sick’. Why 7 What are boy’ feelings towards adults? & What are your feelings cowards the boy? ‘hit em’ or ‘swear at em? at them? 'b insolence’ is the safest fei WRN do you think the boy docs this? In the two poems that follow, Eric Finney lists the things a young pe Teasant — the best things and the worst thin finds delightful and unp in everyday living, First, let's look at the best things. Best Things Coke from the fridge, Bananas, cherries, Mum when she’s had A couple of sherries; Ice cream and jelly, Nearly everything on telly: Cartoons, westerns, z Comedy, pop — Start on that Til never stop; ‘The taste of parsley, Vinegar, mustard, School chocolate pudding With green custard;Feelings faking up ‘On a Saturday morning: jeans — o cares if I get a rip in? taste of a Cox's Orange Pip- ng in a boat; The smell of creosote; Chips all squashy om the shop in town, Tcould go on forever If 1 wanted to — id so, I expect, could you. ERIC FINNEY he Best Things ous drink is a best thing from the fridge? best? the young person like on the telly? of the tastes mentioned would you prefer? ing up on a Saturday morning a best thing? good about old jeans? 9 chips look and feel good? fe the two things that are best at the fair? fone could the young person go on talking about best things? do you like best about this poem? »,Poetry for Pleasure A rst things in a young person's life, Now let's turn to the w« Worst Things Boring grown-up talk on telly, Putting my foot in an ice-cold wellys The day I found my gerbil dead; Gerting out of beds Shopping with Mum for soc Reading and writing tests: ges boiled cither too hard or too soft, The spiders in our loft; Mum and Dad quarrelling — ks and vests, They'll make it up, I knows Being kissed by my Auntie Flo; Washing, cleaning shoes, Hearing my sister humming; Having the house all tidy and spotless Cos visitors are coming; Big skinny dogs, new shoes and slippers, Posh voices, smelly feet, kippers, Parsnips, cabbage; losing things down grid faving different clothes ‘rom all the other kids. Stopping there for now: Don't want to be a bore. I might come back in half an hour id think of fifty more. ERIC FINNEYFeelings orst Things poem, write down what the young person con- of the following things. d porridge pan Action Man. gum is gone n't find the endPoetry for Pleasure lam the battery in which no charge is lef the starter motor mains inert the tyre on which d the sparking plu the carburettor cl the chromium «i which fe he tread is worn «which shows no sign hoked by bits of dirt se from which ehe shine has gone. of spark lam a garden overgrown with weeds a library book that no one ever reads a stray which no one thinks to feed the piece of good advice which no one seems to need. TREVOR MILLUM Your Own Poems ‘Sad | Ams’ is a good one to use for poems: of listing objects in your life that have ms poem, x, there are just as many “Happy I Ams’ i W PY sin our ¥ poem about the things that you enjoy using. For € faichful old ballpoint pen that never lets you doy gin your ‘Happy | Ams’ poem: 5 Tam the ball point pen that always works with never a hiccup in the inkFeelings ‘The poet Jack Davis tells how the idea for this ong time before the poem was written. ‘we had to walk about four miles and it was stump, every tree and I think I knew every git. Poems about incidents such as “Ihe Boy h really happened, come from that time. JACK DAVIS the boy before at play Prerenouca day. himself against the cold fs scatter from the blow pattered, lying dead. ilPoerry for Pleasure ‘The boy u Picked up the shacrered bird ‘And strange emoue! Crooning soothing, Pi He smoothed the robi thin his breast. pitying words, n’s vest. ‘A new sound now Cur into the boy's despait For in the branches of a lower bough ‘Anest of tiny robins crying there. ‘and through the years that lay ahead, "To no man he admitted ‘The story of a robin, dead, Acrime a boy committed. JACK DAVIS Deadly Questions ‘Where does the action of the poem take place? What was the boy doing? Why didnt the robin fear the boy? hat kind of hunter was the boy? hat was the robin doing when it was Asakiller, what did the boy forget? When the boy sees the dead robin, what feelings are * \d? did the robin appear as it lay dead? kind of emotions did the boy experience when hit by the arrow? od the sound of crying that ‘cut into the boy's d 1€ poet's message to the reader? High Dive ty lonely, up here against the clouds of the glass roof. The ad . The pool so far away, in flowers of a thousand upturned ool 4 12Feelings rink, turn, and carefully jing this last hold on life) ‘space. Face a blank wall. ly; sideways, shoulder-high, on, dream-deep concentration very second of the coming flight. den upward beat of palms, ings, gathering more than thought ds into take-off, into one ball I iple reverse somersault st split second flicks witchblade — in prayer, neat-folded hands like a dagger, plunge pool's azure flesh — without a splash. JAMES KIRKUP es to the diver poised on the diving board? med faces’ compared to? ls the poct gives which make us aware of the ‘the dive? that the diver is planning every second of the sh space? arms look like at the instant before take-off? compared to in the last five lines of the poem? | compared to? st three stanzas differ from the last three. enter the pool? ds the diver did you experience as you read the lus aware of the dangers of high diving? What ous moments of sport that you have witnessed or 13Make Yo 2 Poems to LaughPoems to Make You Laugh ‘enjoy having fun. ‘They seem to be able to create any situation. Who would think that a poct could jout a piece of sticking plaster in a bath? Read ‘In the ww it’s done. Bathroom is that blood-stained thing — ity, as if it were frayed — tretching itself along slippery bath’s steep side? ach it, ready to kill, nd find I have to deal ha used elastoplast. ROY FULLER “Were stony broke! ame wealthy bloke ibow, Just say she’s sound ast a hundred pound. u dare to let him know ld as billy-o.” brown cow away, mumsie dear, guess what “You little creep ld her much too cheap.’ ced one lousy bean,Poetry for Pleasure yyou really mean y for a bean?” is Lean. She yelled, ‘You chump! She snatched the “And flung it on the rubbish-dump- Then summoning up all her powels She beat the boy for half an hous, Using (and nothing could be meaner) The handle of a yacuum-cleanet. ‘Acten p.m, or thereabout, “The little bean began to sprout. By morning it had grown so tall You couldn't see the top at all. Young Jack cried, ‘Mum, admit it now! fr's better than a rotten cow!’ The mother said, “You lun: Where are the beans that I can pick? “There's not one bean! It’s bare as bare!” *No no!’ cried Jack. ‘You look up there! “Look very high and you'll behold ach single leaf is solid gold’ y gollikins, the boy was right! Now, glistening in the morning light, smother actually perceives of lovely golden leaves! s out loud, ‘My sainted souls! the Mini, buy a Rolls! stand and gape, you little clot! there quick and grab the lot!’ nimble, Jack was keen. bled up the mighty bean. nt without a stop, was near the top, htening thing occurred — You crazy boy! D You sold our Da [E BLOOD OF AN ENGLISHMAN? tened, Jack was quick, i op bed in half a tick. ie espe “Believe you me ing nasty up our tree! 16Poems to Make You Laugh m, mum! My gizzard froze! acclever nose!’ other hissed. b bed the soap shere Finsed his hair. 17Poetry for Pleasure He did his teeth, he blew his nov wnad wene our smelling like a TO°%, Once more he climbed the miBO'T bean. “The Giant sat tere, gross, obsceDe Mattering through his vicious teeth (While Jack sat tensely just beneath), Muttering loud, ‘FEE FI FO FUM, RIGHT NOW I CAN'T SMELL ‘ANYONE? Jacke waited till the Giant slept, “Then out along the boughs he crept ‘And gathered so much gold, T swear He was an instant millionaire. ‘A bath, he said, ‘does seem to Pay: ‘Tim going to have one every day” ROALD DAHL Questions ay did Jack’s mother ne at fact about their cow ‘wealthy buyer? id Jacks mother react when he produced ‘one lousy. pened ‘At ten p.m. or thereabout? Y special about the leaves on the bean plant? didn’t Jack reach the golden leaves? ‘on did Jack’s mother give for the giant being .ed to sell the cow? did Jack’s mother ask him to hi ze pretty the bottom of the bean tree, what sound « ees. pate giant make about Jack’s mother? ‘ cide was his only hope if he was going to k tere! the gold, what did he become? c ave a message for the reader? Wh: is it? I ae Dahl made this fairy tale dere Z part ¢ poem did you like most? ‘ 18Poems to Make You Laugh improves and a parent is bewildered until fevealed. of your school books,Poetry for Pleasure News Break Questions pens? 1 What is happening as the poem OP 2 How does te me act to the child’s changed attitudes 3 ‘Will wonders never cease?” What are the wonders that parent to say this? 4, In the third stanza, that of yesterday? r , Why does the child apy 5 ‘Bur surely you're some strange! how is the child’s behaviour today diffe ‘stranger’? 6 Whar is the reason for the child's change of behaviour? 7 What does this poem show about human nature? What makes this poem funny? Who would believe that a Martian space mission could be saved, of used chewing gum? Grandpa and the Martian “The Martian oozed up our garden path and rang the front door bell; his scales were blue, his teeth were green, he had a horrible smell. “What do you want?” asked Grandpa. ‘You'd better not come inside, you'd ruin all the carpets and scatter rugs besides.’ artian lowered his spacesuit ound with a rattling clank.Poems to Make You Laugh He handed it to the Martian who took it with a shout and plastered it over the leaky bie where the gas was whistling out, Then Captain Chook, the Martian, went safely home to Mars, where the little moons spin like humming tops among the silent stars. Now Grandpa often tells the tale while sipping at his rum; how he saved the expedition with some second-hand chewing gum, BILL SCOTT wing Over Some Questions How did the Martian come up the garden path? In what ways was the Martian a dreadful creature? What is unexpected about the way Grandpa greeted the Martian? Why didn’t Grandpa want the Martian in the house? What sound do we hear in the third stanza? Why did the Martian want second-hand chewing gum? Where did Grandpa go to get some chewing gum? What was the chewing gum like? What did the Martian do with the chewing gum? | Why do you think the poet calls the Martian ‘Captain Chook? What description does the poet give us of Mars? Whar do you like or dislike about this poem? 21Poetry for Pleasure Here are a poet's reactio as as he is being swallowed by a boa eo Boa Constrictor Oh, I'm being eaten By a boa constrictor ‘A boa constrictor, A boa constrictor, ’m being eaten by And I don't like it — one bit. Well, what do you know? Ir’s nibblin’ my toe. Oh, gee, It’s up to my knee. Oh my, Ies up to my thigh. Oh, fiddle, It’s up to my middle, Oh, heck, Ic’s up to my neck. ‘Oh, dread, It’s upmmmmmmmmmmffftitt SHEL SILVERSTEIN a boa constrictor,Poems to Make You Laugh ‘on the left with the correct shyming Body Part thigh middlemPa." Poetry for Pleasure gherti is this po’ h is most unusual. Spa g's favourite meal: However, his reason mud Spaghetti ‘A place heaped high with spaghetti ‘I covered with comato Sauce is just about my favourite meal. Ielooks just like a gigantic heap of steaming tangled mixed up twizzled twisted wound a woozled WORMS! Tlike picking them up one at a time; swallowing them slowly finally wriggling throat. all, ook in a mirror he tomato sauce cl Ae my mouth s me look like a clown FRANK FLYNNPoems to Make b Eitan teem, 10 Make You Laugh What is the poet's favourite meal? 2 What does the curving line of word: "suggest ro you? 3 What does the word ‘Wwoozled’ suggest to you? Why do you think the word ‘WORMS’ is in capiral letters? 5 How does the poet like picking up the ‘worms How does the poet like swallowing them? 7 Before finally wriggling down the poet's throat, what does the tail of each strand do? 8 Why does the poet think that ‘best of all’ is to go and look in a _ mirror? Which part of this poem amused you most? ) What are your feelings about spaghetti? sin the middle of the poem ur Own poem about your favourite meal. made up of three parts: how the spaghetti it feels and how the eater looks! re some foods to think of: chips, chocolate cake, ice cream, fruit n your poem: ‘A plate heaped high with ...’Poetry for Pleasure In the following poem advertised in the paper humorous? Why? compared to mot three people are on do you Which comparis Small Ads SWAP? SELL? SMALL 1970 Dad. Good runner- needs one Or “Two repairs -a few grey hairs but Nothing a respray couldn't ix. Would like a 1986 five speed turbo In exchange: something in the sporty ‘Fwin-carb range. ADS SELL FAST — 1940s Granny. Not many like this In such clean and rust free state. You must stop by to view! All chrome ‘As new, original fascia retained Upholstery unstained. Passed MOT Last week: will only swap for some- ‘Thing quite unique. ry low mileage Brother. As eco- al as any other. Must mention some attention. Stream- er. Runs on milk, gripe water. Serviced-Poems to Make You Laugh rs and monsters that only a moment of weakness. e world seems to be full of horro: ll with. But even a hero can have My Hero y dad’s as brave as a dad can be, re him Number One, not afraid of the dead of night, anything under the sun. not afraid of a late-night film, of horrors on the telly, is he afraid of skeletons? fot dad, not on your Nelly! #s not afraid of meeting ghosts, “d even smile and greet ‘em, nd things that scare most dads the most, My dad could just defeat ‘em. He’s not afraid of vampires, Or a wolf-man come to get him, If Frankenstein’s monster knocked on our door, fe wouldn't let that upset him. fy dad’s as brave as a dad can be, And he’s always ready to prove it. So why, when a spider’s in the bath, ‘Does Mum have to come and remove it? WILLIS HALL ng brave is the child’s dad? is the meaning of ‘the dead of night? / tis the late-night film on the telly full of would the child’s dad do if he met ghosts? at well-known monsters would not upset him? o solves the problem when there's a spider in the bath? ‘ you think ‘My Hero’ is a good title for this poem? Why or why iat did you like about this poem? 27Poetry for Pleasure 3 Writing Poems fo: Pleasure ‘ following the wine Bill ScottERIC FINNEYPoetry for Pleasure Poems Funny things that need to be said hang arou in the bacl 1 i. of my head. Beautiful words and wild surprise live in the poems behind my eyes: Frightening things terrors and fears shiver in poems between my ears. There they sit like a cloud of vapour. “They won't come out on to the paper. So, frustrated, Isit and swear at the poems that live beneath my hair. BILL SCOTT easier for you, here are some models ou come to write your own poems. Of cor ‘ull be able to go your own way. REPEAT-A-WORD POEMS a repea ta-word pocm contains a repeated word or pl Pick an interesting word or phrase to be : y come at the beginning, the middle or th ere Sa Ee give you ideas. The first po student; the second poem, ‘What isoe Writing Poems for Pleasure Happiness Happiness is my puppy wagging her tail, Happiness is a hug that cheers se up. Happiness is laughing together with friends, Happiness is warm, weekends, Happiness is my twinkling-eyed little gran, Happiness is time Spent with People I love, ANDREW BARTROP What Is Red? Red is a sunset Blazing and bright. Red is feeling brave With all your might, Red is a sunburn ted is a signal ; That says: ‘Watch out! 31Poetry for Pleasure . Red is a great big Rubber ball. Red is the giantest Colour of all. Red is a show-off, No doubt about it — Bur can you imagine Living without it? MARY O'NEILL ACROSTIC POEMS You will really enjoy writing your own acrostic (Firs vem. It can be any sub of all, choose the title of your P think of, For example: SCHOOL, FRIENDS, VOLLEYBALL, TOMORROW, FOOD, HAPPINESS. Write the letters of your tit page and then create your poem. Here are some examples t idea. - Tennis Twist the serve. E_ nergise the forehand. NV ullify the net attack. N cutralise the smashes. Increase the tempo. § trike down all opposition. c-letts ALLISON JONES School § hock horror! It’s on a: 4 . gam. C an t wait for holidays. i r ee finally come. 0 h, no. I'm bored, bored, b O hy can it be? "i L et me go back to school. DIANE GARRICK 32Caterpillag 8 mfr Pleasure Crawls like a miniature ocean, A. sriving at an unknown destinatio, T enderly feels around a leaf, a very contact is brief, as ifenteri » as if entering a naked §) ame. epeatedly moves its shore legs urposellly arches then straighens gnorant of the prodding hand, cans, and falls to land upon a leaf below, az, yet possessing a delightful beauty, drift in a world of dizziness - ’ ed stripes like bloodstained gashes on its back. Retr mse CINQUAINS cinquain is a five-line poem. The word ‘cinquain’ is derived from the ach word cing, which means five. Here's how to write a cinquain poem. ich line follows a rule. You can choose whatever topic you like to write ut. The example given here is about skateboards. 1 Title (one word) 2 Description (two words) 3. Action (three words) 4 Feeling (four words) © 5 Reflection on title (one word) Skateboards Skateboards Fast, furious Speeding, twisting, turning Joy on spinning wheels Exhilaration. 33Poetry for Pleasure HAIKU ay of writing your own poetry is haiku. ‘The haiku is made up of lables respectively. It has a tot hhe following haiku poems. ‘An enjoyable w of the Japanese seven and five sy Carefully examine poems of your own. Line 1 five syllables Line 2 seven syllables Line 3 five syllables Little Frog Little frog among rain-shaken leaves, are you, too, splashed with green paint? 2 Haiku ] Snowman in a field lisceni ing to the raindroy wishing him farewell ye a ROGER MCGOUGHWriting QUESTI ON POEM: ting Poems for Pleasure S through Charles Carry!’ ‘An Alphaber of ions, jar poem of Your own, just take tach of ee k “> Of the twenty-six letters of beginning with each lener af the Fepeating the same letres hunting hats? To write jean. For example: Do Hares have An Alphabet of Questions Have Angleworms attractive homes? Do Bumblebees have brain Do Caterpillars carry combs? Do Dodos dote on drains? Can Eels elude electric earls? Do Flatfish fish for flats? Are Grigs agreeable to girls? Do Hares have hunting hats? Do ices make an Ibex ill? Do Jackdaws jug their jam? Do Kites kiss all the kids they kill? Do Llamas live on lamb? Will Moles molest a mounted mink? Do Newts deny the news? ‘Are Oysters boisterous when they drink? Do Parrots prowl in pews? Do Quakers get their quills from quails? Do Rabbits rob on roads? Are Snakes supposed to sneer at snails? Do Tortoises eat toads? Can Unicorns perform on horns? Do Vipers value veal? Do Weasels weep when fast asleep? Can Xylophagans squeal? Do Yaks in packs invite attacks? Are Zebras full of zeal?_- —t— , Pleasure Poetry for P. ae 7 it ems involvi Try your hand ac writing question poem i begin with some of these question Nes, begin Ww You cy ? * Have you touched + Have you tasted + Have you seen «» + Have you heard + Have you smelled You may like to use Frank Flynn's ‘Have You?” as your model, fou may lik Have You? Have you heard the water W As it drips from the tap? Slow drummer in the sink, Have you seen the rain Trickle down your window pane? Silver snakes in the night. Have you sheltered from a cloudburst Beneath a chestnut tree? Heaven machine-gunning the leaves. On a stormy shore? A wild music of pebbles. Have you dived into a pool On a summer's day? A blade slicing the silence, Have you seen a bead of dew Jewel a daisy’s petal? A diamond in the snow. Have you touched a spider’s web After a shower of rain? Splinters of ice in the moonlight. Have you listened to the rain Fall gently ona summer's night? Awarm lullaby, 36Writing Poems for Pleasure TD LIKE TO BE ++ ‘POEMS Td like to be ... What Would You Like to Be When You Grow Up, Little Girl? to be a mode git, lithe and ihemrserttery BIBea TV star, shining from the scrcen. pe an actress, and strut upon the stage; 4 poet, printed on this page: a busy nurse, smoothing down the sheets; an usherette, and show you to your seats: banker, and make a lot of money; b per, and bask on bread and honey: and dance the disco beat; warden, storming down the street: i with blower, brush and combs the whole wide world to roam: | speak a speech for you; and try a case or two:Poetry for Pleasure CURSE P have much fun writing your ugh the model that follows. follow with a sentence D until you have You can read thro next line, repeating this process You! You! Your head is like a hollow d You! Your eyes are like balls You! Your ears are like fans for blo You! Your nostril is like a mot You! You! Your hands are like drum-4 Life in the Twentieth CenturyLife in the Twentieth Century mining Life in the Twentieth Century What aspect of our lives is the poet deseri ? bing at the beginning of the second stanza, how does the poet prove that we live comfortable does the poet mean by ‘Ler t the telly be my window’? What is criticising about our lives? me beef steaks made in factories’. What criticism is the poet hat does the poet find Wrong with our clothing? ¢ th happened to his garden? to ‘make the best of” what we've got? used so many brand names in his Poem? Poet's criticism of twentieth-century living is your view, sin the twenty-first: century can be improved? g fox, can withstand the mighty onslaughtLife in the Twentieth C entury Who killed the flowers? 1, moaned the wing, 1 prowl unconfined, Blowing acid rain Over field, flood and fen. Who killed the forest? LT ensured that it died, Said sulphur dioxide. And all life within is, From earthworm to linnet. RAYMOND WILSON Poisoned Talk - Conservation Questions 1 ‘did him great harm’. Why was the worm responsible for the death ‘obin? ne Ee the fish responsible for killing all the birds in the lake? Whar caused the lake ro become polluted? What is the meaning of ‘To pamper men's greed’? How were the flowers killed? What caused the lake to be polluted? ; What is the meaning of ‘I prowl unconfined! ? What killed the forest and all life within iv? Pace a9 What are your feelings about pollution after reading d i poem? Why do you think Raymond Wilson wrote this poem? SLI ANAUD =poetry for Pleasure : i _ the poet uses an innlocent flor gore 10 so aa ‘Mummy, Ob Mummy’ Jb Murnmy, what’ chis pollution In the mother's ‘Mummy, O! ; ‘That everyones all ‘Pollurion’s the mess that “That we'd all be far better It’s factories belching their ‘And the beaches all covered with tar Now throvr all those sweet papers into the bushes Before we get back in the car.” who makes pollution, king about?” 7 the country is in, without. fumes in the air, ‘Mummy, Oh Mummy, ‘And why don't they stop ifit’s bad? ‘Cos people like that just don’ think abour others, “They don't think ac all, might add. They spray all the crops and they poison the flowers, ‘And wipe our the birds and the bees, Now there’s a good place we could dump that old mat Right out of sight in the trees.” ‘Mummy, Oh Mummy, whats going to happen Ifall the pollution goes on?” “Well che world will end up like a second-hand junk- With all of its treasures quite gone. “The fields will be lieeered with plastics and tins, The streams will be covered with foam, Now throw those two pop bottles over the hedge, Save us from carting them home.’ “But Mummy, Oh Mummy, if I throw the bottles, Wont that be polluting the wood?’ ‘Nonsense! that isn’t the same thing at all, You just shut up and be good. If you're going to start getting silly ideas Im taking you home right away, Cos pollution is something that other folk d We're just enjoying our day.’ —_Life in the Twentieth Cong tions about Pollution 2 uu think the title ‘M4 pe re Why or why not? Bee iding::o the chiles mother, “mmys Oh Mummy’ is a good one for this what are the factories doing to the es? has happened to the beach throw all those sweet Papers into the bushes. What d the reveal about the child’ mothe i d of pollution is described in stanza important? will the world end up ‘like a Poet show us about human nature? 1 the pollution of our Planet can be reduced?Life in the T ) Streetlights bare oo their yellow teeth The motorway’s cat-black tongue lashe : the glistening back of the tarmac night across PIE CORBETT Looking at City Life 1 The word jungle’ means ‘land overgrown with dense vegetatior What does the poet mean here by the title ‘City Jungle? 2 ‘Lizard cars cruise by’. Why does the poct compare the cars to ‘lizards’? 3 What human qualities do the headlights have? 4 How has the poet made the doorways seem human? 5 “The gutter gargles’. What is happening? Why is ‘gargles’ a suitable word? 6 ‘A motorbike snarls’. Why is ‘snarls’ a good word for the poet to have used? 7 ‘Streetlights bare/ their yellow teeth’ . What scene is the poet describing? 8 What is the meaning of “The motorway’s/cat-black tongue’? 9 The picture the poet gives us of the city is depressing. What are some of the unpleasant words the poct uses? 10 Why do you think the poet wrote this poem?Life in the Twentieth Century It seemed his prayers were answered, for a company signed him on; And he appeared on the telly, in a show with Elton John; ‘The dollars they fowed in, and the dollars they flowed out; He endured a hundred concerts, with rave, and stomp, and shout; He made a double-album, that went climbing up the charts; His sad songs and his love-songs, captured teenage hearts; ‘They sent him sacks of fan-mail, full of love that would not die; At last he was the Greatest, brightest pop-star in the sky. Top of all the charts, and spangled with success; ‘The ending of the story, something he could never guess. He didn’t take to drink, and drugs were not his scene; He didn’ t wear out his talent, the celebrity machine; didn’t hit the headlines, way smash; new group in the spotlights, at the top; of success, never never stop. ‘out of the charts,Acknowledgements isher is graceful to the followin, vvright material: ig for permission to reproduce to swim’ © Judith Nicholls 1987 from MIDNIGHT FOREST Nicholls, published by Faber & Faber, used by permission from ars’ by Brian be reproduced by permission of Brian Lee = by Adrian Mitchell (Copyright © Adrian Mitchell) x THE APE MAN (COMETH Jonathon Cape 1975 is yy permission of United Agents (www.unitedagents.co.uk) “The Estate of the late Adrian Mitchell ’ by Eric Finney by Eric Finney by Trevor Millum from Warning: Too much schooling can r health, Thomas Nelson, 1991, reproduced by permission of Robin’ by Jack Davis from The first born and other poems, , reproduced by permission of Curtis Brown by James Kirkup, reproduced by permission of the James n’ by Roy Fuller from The world through the window, Books, 1989, reproduced by permission of John Fuller é by Roald Dahl from Revolting Rhymes, Jonathan Books Ltd, 1982. Reproduced by permission of Fatchen, copyright © The Estate of Max Fatchen, ith the kind permission of Johnson & Alcock Ltd n’ by Bill Scott Silverstein, repro’ duced by permission of Edite ., by Trevor Millum from Warning: 700 much health, Thomas Nelson, 1991, reproduced by Agency (London) LtdAcknowledgemen: ts