poetry

In the past 3 Originals we have given a brief explanation of the poems featured, however this time I want to provide a collection of festive or seasonal poetry that should just be enjoyed and perused at your leisure. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Winter Song –...

The Space – Peter Rylands How often do we rush to be inside? Away from the rain, The cold, The space. It may be but a moment, To sit at the platform, Waiting to confine myself amongst the carriage walls, But here – is space! The cold! The rain! I’d...

We’ve all been there at one time or another – whether it’s staring blankly at a GCSE anthology or sitting with your head in your hands in Hallward library, we have faced a poem that makes no conceivable sense. Staring incredulously at the mass of adjectives, desperately trying to find...

The Day after the Dead Before – Peter Rylands Time for the dead of night to rise and have its hour, Inside an ocean whose tides never cease and groan from the moon’s waxing power. Dried blood and hollow faces, haunting the streets, Where the sun shall rise for mortals...

This feature will publish student poetry and prose with a small explanation so you can get a clearer understanding of what references are made and what the piece is trying to say. Alongside student poetry there will be a ‘Poem of Note’, a poem written by an established writer. This...