Poetry Success for Amy!

Amy’s poem was highly praised by the judges who were unanimous in awarding her first place. The judges further commented that the poem is a stark and angry statement about the current environmental crisis that we face. The poem demonstrates much talent and ability, showing adeptness in balancing the important message of the text with a clever and responsive awareness of the form of the poem.

Amy’s poem is a subtle creative piece where every word carried significance and meaning that culminates in a very powerful final line.

Amy has won a trip for her class to the Seamus Heaney homeplace in addition to some Seamus Heaney works.

A view from here 

I see 

ignorance 

float like the ice-caps on seas of empty promises 

exposing 

I realise 

oblivion 

wraps blankets of thick fossil fuels smog around heads 

comforting  

but its stench has suffocated us silently 

blindly 

bleeding into fresh waters flowing peace 

destroying  

I watch 

panic 

rise in the sea levels 

engulfing 

us 

while we cling to disbelief  

until 

there is no view from here 
 

by Amy Blackbourne

 

Dr M Rainey, Principal, Ballyclare High School commented,

“A wonderful thought provoking poem about our environment and I wish to congratulate Amy on both her composition and success.”

Amy Blackbourne, Sixth form pupil, Ballyclare High School added,

“I am delighted that to have won this competition and look forward to when all of us can go together to visit Seamus Heaney's homeplace.”

Well done Amy!

 

 

7 June 2021