EN101 Poetry

Hi there

There are some great links below which will help you revise the poems we have done in class about the relationships between 'parents and children'.

It is most important to try and look at the poems from your own perspective and your understanding of these relationships - there will be some common elements and some that you may not have thought of. The connection you can make to the poem is the first and most important thing, then comes the way the author has presented these ideas through the choice of words and images.

These poems may even inspire you to write your own experiences down in a poem or journal.

'Catrin' and 'Babysitting' by Gillian Clarke -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetclarke/catrinrev1.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetclarke/

http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/gillianclarke.htm

http://www.helium.com/items/852076-poetry-analysis-baby-sitting-by-gillian-clarke

'We Remember Your Childhood Well' by Carol Ann Duffy -

http://www.lettres-et-arts.net/litteratures_etrangeres_et_francophones/47-we_remember_your_childhood_well_carol_ann_duffy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetduffy/werememberrev1.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/poetduffy/werememberact.shtml

http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/carolannduffy.htm

'Mother, any distance...' and 'My Father Thought it...' by Simon Armitage -

http://www.teachit.co.uk/armoore/anthology/simonarmitage.htm

http://thisisenglish.net/Documents/Simon_Armitage_Mother,_any_distance_greater.ppt

http://www.helium.com/items/843442-poetry-analysis-mother-by-simon-armitage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/culture/words/2005/simon_armitage_pictures_britain.shtml