More poems about multicultural experiences here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/multi-cultural-experience?si=8fea514af8cc4bbba9ae1942e362fae6

A selection of poems useful for teaching and listening to for 11-17 year olds. Please share with colleagues and other schools.
Poems which demonstrate forms and techniques (devices) here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/styles-techniques

SCHOOL YEARS 7-11

A sweltering experience.
More poems of summer here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/summer

A Hot Day by A.S.J. Tessimond

An homage to the soil beneath our feet.
More poems of the natural environment here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/natural-landscapes

Ode To Dirt by Sharon Olds

Remembering the murdered MP, Sir David Amess with Steve & Ian on BBC Essex 16/10/2021.
Part of this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/uk-politics-archive

Sir David Amess Tribute (BBC Essex)

From 'Immigrant Chronicle' after leaving Europe for the Antipodes.
More multicultural perspectives here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/multi-cultural-experience

Migrant Hostel by Peter Skrzynecki

John Lennon's words remain poignant and poetic.
More song poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/song-poems

Imagine by John Lennon

How we speak can create class prejudice.
GCSE POETRY PLAYLISTS:
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-aqa-power_conflict
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/aqa-gcse-love-relationships
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-aqa-worlds-lives
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-edexcel-conflict
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/edexcel-time-and-place
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-edexcel-relationships
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-edexcel-belonging
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/international-gcse-edexcel
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/int-gcse-language-poetry-prose
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-unseen-wjec-eduqas
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-unseen-ocr
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-unseen-ccea

The Class Game by Mary Casey

Mindfulness poems of calm and comfort here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/mindfulness

On the Edge by Jane McCulloch

More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

Aliens Stole my Underpants by Brian Moses

Us Two by A.A. Milne

BBC Essex project at Belfairs High School.
Recorded in 2004.
Student poetry recording here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/love-is

Ode To Mr J (Jesse & Charlie)

Year 8 students create poetry lines on the theme of 'Love Is...'
Recorded in 2004.
More student poetry here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/ode-to-mr-j-jesse-charlie

Love Is

Robin's revenge on Batman.
GCSE POETRY PLAYLISTS:
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-aqa-power_conflict
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/aqa-gcse-love-relationships
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-aqa-worlds-lives
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-edexcel-conflict
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/edexcel-time-and-place
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-edexcel-relationships
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-edexcel-belonging
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/international-gcse-edexcel
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/int-gcse-language-poetry-prose
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-unseen-wjec-eduqas
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-unseen-ocr
soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gcse-unseen-ccea

Kid by Simon Armitage

The Sound Collector by Roger McGough

Part of this playlist: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/rosemary-dobson

Amy Caroline by Rosemary Dobson

From Book 1: Childhood and School-time
POET PLAYLIST LINKS:
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/auden
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/william-blake
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/gillian-clarke
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/e-e-cummings
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/dickinson
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/hsc-t-s-eliot
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/robert-frost
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/thomas-hardy
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/ted-hughes
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/keats
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/philip-larkin
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/william-shakespeare
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/wordsworth
https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/w-b-yeats

Extract (A) From 'The Prelude' by William Wordsworth

More First Australian perspectives here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/naidoc

The Past by Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Enjoy listening to my readings of poetry & stories + archive radio/audio features. I’m an ex-BBC broadcaster and self-confessed sound, speech and language nerd.

Migrant Hostel by Peter Skrzynecki

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