Young Poets Society

Just before Christmas Holidays our students wrote their own Cinquain Poems:)

Cinquain poems came from Adelaide Crapsy in 1911, who developed her own poetic system, which she called cinquain. 

The didactic cinquain is an informal cinquain embraced by children, young adults and older poets for its expressive simplicity. The prescriptions of this type of cinquain refer to word count, not syllables and stresses. Ordinarily, the first line is a one-word title, the ...

During the entire month of October, eTwinners were invited to take part in a number of activities being organised at European level. With a special focus on ‘promoting eTwinning’ for this year's eTwinning Weeks, students from Zarko and Oichalia (Greece) participating in the Young Poets Society Project took photos that depict the daily routine of a Greek student.
The theme of the photo collection is "My life at school". The best photos will be included in an online gallery that students from ...

New partners from Romania have joined our Project! Let's hope we all have a great cooperation and a really creative experience through the Young Poets Society project! Saint Ana School from Galati, Romania have already prepared their presentation of their country, their city and their school! Enjoy it:)

In November, our students also worked on Haiku Poetry!

Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combines form,content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact form. Haiku poets writeabout everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences.Usually they use simple words and grammar. The most common form for Haiku isthree short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, ...

In November, our students wrote their five senses poems. The theme of this task was " Our Wonderful World".

Five Senses Poems are about how different things affect our five senses.  As we experience the world through our five senses, we can use these experiences to create something new. The lines of the poem begin with: It looks like, it sounds like, it feels like, it smells like and it tastes like.

Enjoy our students' work in our blog!