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

An Australian classic.
More Aussie poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/australian-poets

The Surfer by Judith Wright

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

A Hot Day by A.S.J. Tessimond

Multi-cultural acceptance and celebration.
More multi-cultural perspectives here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/multi-cultural-experience

Human Family by Maya Angelou

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

Based on Paolo Uccello's painting, a clever and humorous account from the perspectives of the dragon, the maiden and the knight.
Guest voices: Gisella D'Angelo and Chris Hook.
Poems for secondary school study here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/7-12-poetry

Not My Best Side by U.A. Fanthorpe

A clever exploration of the inability to be interested in or motivated by anything.

Bored by Margaret Atwood

The tale of a highwayman's love for the daughter of an inn landlord.
Another horseman poem here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/the-listeners-by-walter-de-la-mare

The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes

A sound evocation of an exciting tennis match at Wimbledon.
Poems of form and technique here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/styles-techniques

Thwok! by Matt Harvey

Incredibly powerful comparison of birds killing their prey and the holocaust of WW2.
More poems for secondary school study here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/7-12-poetry

Vultures by Chinua Achebe

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

The precious arrival of water for people struggling with thirst.
Can also be used as unseen poems for those doing other exam boards.
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

Blessing by Imtiaz Dharker

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

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

A sexy and engaging homage to the coming together of humans and creatures.
More animal poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/animal-kingdom

Romantic Moment by Tony Hoagland

The Russian prisoner describes the joy of being out of prison and breathing fresh air.
More poetry for high school students here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/7-12-poetry

Freedom to Breathe by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

One of the Chilean's poet's most famous musings.
More reflective verse here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Poetry by Pablo Neruda (Translated from La Poesia)

A short reflection on laziness with a long title.
More American poets here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/american-poets

Lying In A Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island Minnesota by James Wright

Dirty Face by Shel Silverstein

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

The Thought Fox by Ted Hughes

Please enjoy listening to my recordings of poetry & stories + my radio/audio features. Ex-BBC broadcaster & voice of AQA & Edexcel GCSE poetry in UK. 'Poetry & Audio Listeners' (PAL) group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/517611459641970

SCHOOL YEARS 7-11

Anton Jarvis