Category Archives: Sustainability

Snow Leopard, by Liz Brownlee

Liz Brownlee ♦ February 28, 2017 ♦ 2 Comments

Snow leopards live high in the mountain ranges of central and southern Asia in the winter, and even higher in the summer. Their coats are extremely warm, and at rest they wrap their 1 metre-long tails around themselves to keep out the chill. They are the most beautiful of big cats; there is no record …

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National Poetry Day Competition Winners!

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 22, 2016 ♦ 4 Comments

Many thanks to all the people who entered this competition, there were wonderful entries, if you’d like to read most of them, please click here. First of all I’d like to say a huge thank you to Forward Arts Foundation for the wonderful book prizes for the adult winners: And a huge thank you to Macmillan …

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National Poetry Day Message Poem by Jill Townsend

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

To the Panamanian Gold Frog . You gesture with a little wave to see off any new arrival – other male frogs as brave as you, who gesture with a wave. But now the situation’s grave: a fungus threatens your survival. Your gesture with a little wave may not see off this new arrival. . …

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Gerard Manley Hopkins Poem read by Chris Packham for National Poetry Day

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

The Windhover: To Christ our Lord by Gerard Manley Hopkins, read by Chris Packham

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A tanka and haiku for National Poetry Day Message poems by Pris Campbell

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

a tanka . sewage fills the river my tears accompany the dead fish on their last journey home . . . three haiku . . hazy day soot falls from the sky like rain . baby sea turtle bright condo lights lead him astray from the moon . wildflowers gone from where once I climbed …

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National Poetry Day Message Poem by Joey Andrews

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

To Humans – Message from a lone wolf . Why humans, Do you come to me, Separate my pack, Lock me in a cold cage, Wear my family off your backs? . I sit there in that lonely cage, But Nay! A friend arrives, Behold yet it’s an empty shell, For as your coat it …

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National Poetry Day Message Poem by Charlotte White

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

Message to an Iceberg . Dear Iceberg . I have to tell you, it is us we are making all the fuss . We know you’re melting however people are belching out with smoke . We know you’re meant to be cold and we’re way to bold . It’s not right that you are dying …

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National Poetry Day Message Poem by Darcey Frankland

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

Message to the Rainforest – I Will Try . Dear rainforest, I will try to stop them cutting you down, it won’t be easy, people treat you like a clown. I will write to the government, king and queen, even if you are starting to lean. . I will try to let the birds have …

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National Poetry Day Message Poem by Rupert Gibson, Ardingly college Prep.

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

Message to a Tree . Tree, I’m really sorry For cutting and beating You down to your knees We’ve done bad things to our world But we’ve done worse We’ve cut down forests and devastated landscapes But now we’re doing worse… . © Rupert Gibson (12)

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National Poetry Day Message Poem by Ben Metcalfe

Liz Brownlee ♦ October 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

Dear Penguins, . We’ve been trying to help you By stopping pollution and CO2 which has been killing you I hope it’s not too late . We’ve spoilt your habitat By spilling oil and dumping rubbish We’ve polluted the sea and killed the fish I hope it’s not too late . from Ben Metcalfe . …

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