Cranford Review 2017

National Writing Day Poetry Competition
This
Grey Carpet Glitz
year, First Story ran the first ever National Writing Day in the U.K.
and Cranford students were fortunate enough to take part. We ran
two poetry competitions in school and another national competition lead by the
Young Writers Association. One
competition task was to write a
poem which could be said in one
breath. This meant writers had to
avoid using punctuation and say
the poem aloud without running
out of breath. There were some
lovely poems submitted. Thank
you to those who entered.
Another poetry competition
asked students to write a ‘Thank
You’ poem to something/
someone that they do not
usually say thank you to,
however, there was a catch.
Students were not allowed to make clear who the
poem was saying thank you to; the listeners and readers
had to work this out by listening to the clues given in
the poem. Again, these poems were brilliant. Thank you
to those who entered this competition too.
e want ever yone, ever ywhere to get writing!
www.nationalwritingday.org.uk
A collaborative campaign from
First Stor y and partners across the UK.
The winner for both poetry competitions was Ayesha
Kaur in 7Y. Well done to her. She is an avid reader and
since great readers make great writers, she was given the
opportunity to select a book of her choice to take away
as a prize. Here are her poems for you to enjoy.
Sahrish Shaikh (English Department and
First Story Lead)
Immortal
Tick tock tick tock poof and
I’m in Alton towers in the queue to
Empower the smiler to
Empower the longest
Ride in the world exactly a hundred and
Eighty-four seconds and the record
For the most amount of
Loops in the world
And a record for a bone
Shattering ruthless accident but
Hey no big deal and I’m pretty
sure I’ll make it back in one
Piece of a decapitated body which
Is the best I could wish
For and slowly the queue keeps
Snipping off as the evil
Smiler clown cuts us apart to
Drag our bodies into the arena of
Savage death as smiler spirals hypnotise
Me I find myself in the front row clenching
Onto the ride as the monster ejects
Into the sky for the
Dip and then we pierce through
The air like a bullet as my
Flesh clings onto me
Being sucked back but somehow
I have made it to the end and now
I can say
I conquered the smiler
Ayesha Kaur (year 7)
Birds poo on you every day,
Cigarettes squished on you that decay
Chewing gums splattered like dots of paint
That’s something you don’t deserve
because you are the foundation of the world
I want to say thank you to you today
for accepting our feet anyway
You reduce the friction on our cars
Regardless of how dirty they are
Yet we punish you with arrogance
And taint your so complex designs.
People rebuke you for the cracks you have
but little do they know
the intricate beauty of yours
So elegantly you form grey velvet Carpets for us
As we venture the world with a fuss.
Ayesha Kaur (year7)
A Match Made In Heaven
My gratitude is beyond words,
Because your deeds are so priceless,
That anything else would be an underestimation
And saying that would be absurd.
I live only because of you
And inhale your wholeheartedly gifted air.
I exhale your return gift,
Keeping you alive,
Gifting you back with air.
You are my lolly to my pop.
My cup to my cake.
My pop to my corn.
You rule my garden,
Your friends and cousins are in every branch of the world
Also ruling the empire from which you belong.
A thank you from the heart.
Ayesha Kaur (year 7)
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