Poetry

These are the poems that started this website off many years ago. Most have them have been cast aside from the Mighty Anthology, but they can still serve a purpose within KS2 & 3. In the sub pages, you'll find the Heaney & Clarke, Duffy and Armitage and the Pre-1914 poems. Click in the menu to listen to them from the site or go to the "Downloads" page to get them for yourself.

Other Cultures Poetry Cluster 1


The following podcasts relate to the old AQA legacy spec, but the poems are still useful for study in Key Stage 2 or 3. Alternatively, just enjoy listening. A special credit goes to an ex pupil of mine, Scott Williams, who remixed 'Vultures'.

  • Limbo (Edward Kamau Brathwaite)
  • Nothing's Changed (Tatamkhula Afrika)
  • Island Man (Grace Nichols)
  • Blessing (Imtiaz Dharker)
  • Two Scavengers (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
  • Night of the Scorpion (Nissim Ezekiel)
  • Vultures (Chinua Achebe)
  • What Were They Like (Denise Levertov)