Heritage Poems 75 - Guernsey schools' poetry competition
This year, 2020, celebrates 75 years of liberation from the Occupation of the Nazis during World War two on the Island of Guernsey. A poetry competition was held asking Guernsey school students to write poems about the experience during Occupation and the joy of Liberation after 5 years (World War 2). Students from schools across the island talked to their grandparents and learnt about how it affected family members. They submitted poems which were judged by local sixth form students studying English. Online voting was used to identify an overall winner from the nine finalists. Students also had the opportunity to read out their poems on Radio Guernsey in the JKT show.
This year, 2020, celebrates 75 years of liberation from the Occupation of the Nazis during World War two on the Island of Guernsey. A poetry competition was held asking Guernsey school students to write poems about the experience during Occupation and the joy of Liberation after 5 years (World War 2). Students from schools across the island talked to their grandparents and learnt about how it affected family members. They submitted poems which were judged by local sixth form students studying English. Online voting was used to identify an overall winner from the nine finalists. Students also had the opportunity to read out their poems on Radio Guernsey in the JKT show.
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I went away Alexa Stockwell
The first of July.
That was the day,
When all normal happenings,
Just went away.
Germans forced my dad to do their work (I think they
Should’ve helped too!)
My cousin, he was sent away,
Then I had no one to play.
I had to go to England
I stayed there for years.
I couldn’t be with any of my school peers.
I really missed my family,
and our little house
and even our tiny little Kitchen mouse.
Then finally four years later,
I could come back home!
I jumped skipped and leaped about,
When the Germans had to go!
Then it was finally Liberation day!
The Occupation Beatrice Moakes
The Germans came with orders to obey,
And that was our darkest day.
The Germans came took everything away,
We had no escape.
The children went to safer homes,
There was no one they knew.
We’re lonely without them,
Will we ever get are old loves back?
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