Red Room Poetry Object 2017 Shortlist

2017 Shortlist Red Room poetry obJect 2017 shortlist Carved hieroglyphs, obsidian arrow tips and nomadic secret-keepers were just some of the curious objects to surface in Red Room Poetry Object 2017. Connecting 190 school communities across Australia and New Zealand, students and teachers from Jabiru to Launceston created and published a staggering 3412 poems. After careful consideration, we’re thrilled to announce the Poetry Object 2017 shortlist. We look forward to hearing how you celebrate your poets and thank you all for letting us share the inner worlds of your cherished objects. Here’s to continuing the poetic journey with you. Yours in poetry, The Red Room team red room poetry object 2017 2 Kambarang: Wildflower Season. An abundance of colours. The Season of Birth. Serpent’s vein pulsing through land Felix S., Year 7, Hale School, WA Nourishing life with life Saffron C., Year 7, Star of the Sea College, VIC Tiny worlds contained inside paper. Every story a hidden dream. Sasha S., Year 6, The earth’s fractured bone Stanmore Public School, NSW A tomb of whispers Gabrielle P., Year 8, Riverside High School, TAS elephants drinking out of a rivulet the sky is raining sunshine Owen M., Year 5, Sacred Heart Primary School Launceston, TAS red room poetry object 2017 3 vic sa tas ‘Diamond Dust’ ~ Jack K., Year 3, ‘Chasi Udachi’ ~ Elisaveta S., Year 7, ‘Eyeglasses’ ~ Matilda G., Year 10, Fitzroy North Primary School Craigmore South Primary School Fahan School ‘The Glass Porcupine’ – Sophie C., Year 6, ‘The Farmer’s Notebook’ ~ Heather Brown, ‘Stone II’ ~ Gabrielle P., Year 8, Fitzroy North Primary School Teacher, Craigmore South Primary School Riverside High School ‘Not Powerful, Not Papari’ ~ Phoebe H., ‘Inukshuk’ – James H., Year 3, ‘Paper Heart’ ~ Owen R., Year 10, Year 5, Fitzroy North Primary School Lobethal Lutheran School Riverside High School ‘The Inferno’ ~ Julian G., Class 4, ‘Hieroglyphic Slab’ – Khye W., Year 6, ‘Dolls on a Shelf’ ~ Adrienne Eberhard, Hartwell Primary School Memorial Oval Primary School Teacher, St Michael’s Collegiate School ‘The War Ship’ ~ Stephanie C., Year 4, ‘Cowboy Hat’ – Seth O., Year 6, ‘like a chrysanthemum’ – Alec J., Year 3, Hartwell Public School Memorial Oval Primary School Sacred Heart Primary School Launceston ‘Keeping Gloves’ ~ By James P., Year 6, ‘Roast Chicken and Vegetables’ ~ Rebecca L., ‘Library’ – Kate R., Year 5, Oxley Primary School Year 9, Riverton & District High School Sacred Heart Primary School Launceston ‘Trampoline’ ~ Alex P., Year 4, ‘A Labour of Love’ ~ Ella B., Year 8, ‘The Voltaic Wire’ – Kate R., Year 5, Oxley Primary School Wilderness School Sacred Heart Primary School Launceston ‘Everybody’s Teapot’ ~ Beatrice Z., Year 10, ‘His Stethoscope’ ~ Ella A., Year 8, ‘Jodhpur’ ~ Bronwyn Lang, Teacher, Presbyterian Ladies’ College Wilderness School Sacred Heart Primary School Launceston ‘Dad’s Cap’ ~ Julie Humphreys, Teacher, ‘The Antlers’ ~ Imogen R., Year 8, St Mary’s Primary School Myrtleford Wilderness School ‘Wake Up Portal’ ~ Isabella P., Year 7, Star of the Sea College ‘Serpent’s Gift’ ~ Saffron C., Year 7, Star of the Sea College ‘Wrapped in Terry’ ~ Christine Herzog-Lewis, Teacher, Star of the Sea College red room poetry object 2017 4 Nsw ‘Staring’ ~ Xanthe B., Year 5, ‘Canvas’ ~ Peter Ramm, Teacher, ‘My Carved Croc’ – Ty C., Year 4, Abbotsleigh Junior School Cedars Christian College Shell Cove Public School ‘Around the World’ ~ Penny H., Year 5, ‘Her’ ~ Deborah Ritchie, Teacher, ‘Airports’ ~ Holly T., Year 7, Abbotsleigh Junior School Exeter Public School Smiths Hill High School ‘My Smart Wombat’ ~ Katie L., Year 5, ‘Forever Forgotten’ ~ Jonathan T., Year 5, ‘Notebook’ ~ Sasha S., Year 6, Abbotsleigh Junior School Greenacre Public School Stanmore Public School ‘Nomad’ ~ Arya G., Year 5, ‘Shells’ ~ Brianna K., Year 9, ‘Postcard’ ~ Jo Curry, Teacher, Abbotsleigh Junior School Lake Illawarra High School Sydney Boys High School ‘Koru’ ~ Thomas P., Year 4, ‘Australian Passport’ ~ Shannon McLoughlin, ‘Secrets of the Sea’ ~ Isobella S., Year 5, Annandale Public School Teacher, Lake Illawarra High School Wingello Public School ‘Gopi Chand’ ~ Issaq B., Year 4, ‘Nameless’ ~ Alexander H., Year 6, Annandale Public School Leichhardt Public School ‘A Memory’ ~ Georgie Balmain, Teacher, ‘29 Dreamers’ ~ Jessica G., Year 8, T H Annandale Public School Macquarie Fields High School E M S ‘Floating’ ~ Esther S., Year 5, ‘Mermaid’ ~ Ayla S., Year 3, L A Balgowlah Heights Public School Oatley West Public School L CH E ‘Battleborne Journey’ ~ Campbell F., Year 5, ‘Wooden Gentleman’ ~ Louis T., Year 7, T S Balgowlah Heights Public School Oxford Falls Grammar School O ‘Obsidian Arrow Tip’ ~ Nicholas M., Year 6, ‘Blue Little Elephant’ ~ Emma H., Year 7, F Balgowlah Public School Oxford Falls Grammar School S A N ‘Papa’ ~ Sophie R., Year 5, ‘Whispers from School’ ~ Michelle Barnes, D S T Ben Venue Public School Teacher, Oxford Falls Grammar School S T D T AA M E T M H C S SF E H T NC S S S D D D S HH S S L O T S D MFO L CA ST SL S S F A F H SS H F A D C S T AM H AMHAH C S S NE A E T E N D A T T O S AN N HEN A ANS S L T A N M L T A E T A M T A N S E AOS A C A E E O D S A L N N L ‘City of Dots’ ~ Mim D., Year 4, ‘Ocular Cartography’ ~ Niamh B., Year 10, L S AHNN S A E A H N L A M EN O O D ANES H S S C T DOFL LAND NS E A M H D H L S E L D M A ME H A D TM O S C H N S S L A D FH FN T SH S M C S C H D A E H D C F A SSC LDD N A S S D E H H T S E H S D E H S D O S N S TN L S S F L A S A L T DO Bundanoon Public School Sceggs Darlinghurst D D E N D E L A S A H S F N A T O O A D DM A L A S A L A S T S F N F A A A D E C A C S H L NS S NE H S S ND E T N A AND T N D E L S D E N ND O N A T L SA NS S NTF L SLAAN AS D L S N D D E N ‘Calming Boulder’ ~ Asher M., Year 7, TDL SA N D Cedars Christian College red room poetry object 2017 5 nt wa nz ‘Snow Globes’ – Riley P., Year 5, ‘Steaming Dragon’ ~ Veronica Lake, Teacher, ‘Rubber Band’ ~ Finn W., Year 9, Casuarina Street Primary School Applecross Senior High School Aidanfield Christian School ‘My Special Thing’ – Millie L., Year 5, ‘Haikus’ ~ Felix S., Year 7, Hale School ‘SHELL’ – Emily H., Year 5, Casuarina Street Primary School Aidanfield Christian School ‘Haikus on the 6 Noongar Seasons’ ~ James ‘Nana’s Clothes’ – Rafferty T., Year 4, A., Year 7, Hale School ‘The Egg’ – Charlotte L., Year 5, Jabiru Area School Aidanfield Christian School ‘Finding My Religion’ ~ Aiden S., Year 7, ‘Bridal Shoes’ ~ Severen River, Teacher, Hale School ‘Flame’ ~ Karen Strijbis, Teacher, Jabiru Area School Aidanfield Christian School ‘Desert Beauty’ – Saarah A., Year 6, ‘Extraterrestrial’ ~ Matthew S., Year 9, School of Isolated and Distance Education ‘My Bow’ ~ Zach R., Year 10, Rosebery Middle School Rangiora High School ‘Sounds of the Beach’ – Saarah A., Year 6, ‘Forged Bond’ ~ Nate R., Year 9, School of Isolated and Distance Education ‘The Galaxy Forest’ – Katie T., Year 3, Rosebery Middle School Willowbank School qld act ‘One Formation’ ~ Chloe C., Year 7, ‘Glasses’ ~ Onell A., Year 7, For more information, visit Nerang State High School Daramalan College redroomcompany.org ‘History We Experience’ ~ Ben T., Year 7, ‘Bird Cage’ ~ Brianna U., Year 5, or call (02) 9319 5090 Nerang State High School Duffy Primary School ‘Magikarp Plush’ ~ Jackson L., Year 7, ‘Old Candle’ ~ Ruby S., Year 5, Nerang State High School Duffy Primary School ‘Peter Panitz Award’ ~ Taylor R., Year 7, Nerang State High School red room poetry object 2017 6.

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