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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OCCUPATION Phoebe Copperwaite
O ccupation began in 1940.
C hildren were evacuated.
C annot receive post.
U nderground bunkers.
P eople forced to leave.
A lmost everyone forced into slavery.
T elevisions banned.
I n the house by 9.00pm.
O ccupation continued for 5 years.
N othing to eat.
Occupation Rea Moore
The Germans came with orders,
Orders to obey,
They came right up to steal our stuff
Which was all hidden away.
We suffered from starvation,
and tried to get away,
but no matter how we tried
they always found our trace.
There was one day where they said
to always stay at home,
And never leave the Island
Wherever we may go.
When Germans came,
they kept us here to stay,
although we heard some people here were sometimes sent away.
The Germans made some rules,
they took away our food
they made us grow potatoes
and took some of our goods.
The Germans came with orders
orders to obey.
Although the Germans hurt us
We were reunited on Liberation Day.
To tell each other stories
Of those awful German nights.
Who terrorised us people,
and gave us all a fright.
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