Gymnasio Epanomis Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" Irungo La Salle Epanomi, GREECE Cagliari, ITALY Irun (Gipuzkoa)-SPAIN 3rd Issue 20 – 01 - 2012 Practicing English language and…even more © 2011-2012 Mediterranean School Magazine 2 Academic Year 2011-2012 During the academic year 2011-2012, the Mediterranean School Magazine, is published by the etwinning partners of “Gymnasio Epanomis” (Epanomi - Greece), Liceo "Eleonora d' Arborea” (Cagliari – Italy ) and “Irungo La Salle” (Irun (Gipuzkoa)-SPAIN). The material of the magazine is developed by the pupils of the above partners, and distributed in the school community free of charge, every three months. Students/Journalists Team “Irungo La Salle” Iñigo Aldaba - Nicolás Fredes -Luca Pini - Jon Rubio - Paula Vicente - Xabier Díez - Jorge García - Asier Larruskain - Erika Morcillo - Leire Pérez - Paula Alvarez - Paula González - Ainhoa Martínez - Ander Pedrjón - Mikel Varona Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" Federico Anedda - Barbara Bucci - Silvia Cabras - Sara Carboni - Alessandro Cariello - Finja Carstens - Claudia Dessì - Chiara Mulas - Roberta Origa - Daniele Saddi “Gymnasio Epanomis” 3rd Grade Amoiridou Sofia – Vogiatzi Stella – Gouta Panagiota - Daneil Damtsa Evaggelia - Kalinikidou Despoina – Karanou Panagiota – Malami Eleftheria – Mammou Stella – Manousi Electra – Memtsa Maria – Mitsou Pavlina – Miteva Valeria – Mpalale Ismini – Nikolaidou Foteini – Ntentia Theodora – Savvidis Pavlos – Tzekos Loukas – Tsakmaka Christina- Christoforidis Aristeidis 2nd Grade Voukota Danai Lidia – Giannakis Evaggelos – Georgoulas Georgios – Zisopoulos Pantelis – Koulartsas Dimitrios – Kritsianis Vaggelis – Magglari Sofia Anna – Manikas Dimitrios – Mantziou Konstantina – Margaritis Theodoros – Ntamzi Vigena – Ntamzi Konstantinos – Panagiotidou Theodora Nafsika – Paparouni Despoina – Siamos Archelaos – Stathi Alkmini Sofia – Tzekos Nikos – Tsapourna Eleni – Chatzigiannis Dimitrios – Christoforiu Archelaos Cover Image – “Visual Poetry” Derek beaulieu often works at the edges of language, using isolated letters to create visual, instead of verbal, patterns and deconstructing found texts to tease out hidden meanings. His "untitled (for Natalee and Jeremy)," produced for two of his friends, is either a visual poetry epithalamium or simply a joyous celebration of the physical beauties of lettershape and writing. The resulting poem, which is created with press-on type, gains most of its effects from the repetition of identical letters, visual poetry's equivalent to rhyme, consonance, and assonance.—Geof Huth Source : http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/182400 “Gymnasio Epanomis” Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" “Irungo La Salle” Epanomi, GREECE Cagliari, ITALY Irun (Gipuzkoa)-SPAIN Mediterranean School Magazine 3 Academic Year 2011-2012 Contents Editorial Main topic, Poets & Poetry AND EVEN MORE Schools news Focus on Europe The world of young people Literature Culture I liked it Fun Artwork “Gymnasio Epanomis” Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" “Irungo La Salle” Epanomi, GREECE Cagliari, ITALY Irun (Gipuzkoa)-SPAIN Mediterranean School Magazine 4 Academic Year 2011-2012 Editorial Indeed, time flies ….. But, yes, the third issue of our Mediterranean School Magazine is a reality. Consistent with its original aim to promote and enhance the learning of the English Language, our magazine continues to involve more and more students and offers them the chance, through this intercultural dialogue, once again to be creative, to express themselves, to share news, ideas, interests but most of all to communicate with each other using the English language. And what’s more, we are very pleased to welcome a new friend and partner to our project which is the school IRUNGO LA SALLE Irun (Gipuzkoa)-Spain. So, now that our family is bigger, we can all share the happiness to enjoy the artistic and literary works of even more young and ambitious journalists. The main topic of our third issue is something more than “ a dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before” What is it? But what else than… Poets and Poetry in Music. But why poetry? Perhaps we should let the poets themselves answer the question. Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself William Hazlitt Poetry is a search for ways of communication; it must be conducted with openness, flexibility, and a constant readiness to listen. Fleur Adcock Poetry is at least elegance and at most a revelation. Robert Fitzgerald. All good poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity. William Wordsworth We congratulate all the Greek, Italian and Spanish students who took part in our third issue and wish you all to enjoy every part of it. “Gymnasio Epanomis” ,Greece Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" Cagliari, Italy Maria Passa , English Language Teacher Giuseppe Maria Gurrieri, English Language Teacher Dimitris Tsioptsias , ICT Teacher Irungo La Salle Irun (Gipuzkoa)-Spain Yolanda Domínguez, English Language Teacher “Gymnasio Epanomis” Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" “Irungo La Salle” Epanomi, GREECE Cagliari, ITALY Irun (Gipuzkoa)-SPAIN Mediterranean School Magazine 5 Academic Year 2011-2012 Poets & Poetry …and even more Spanish Poetry Granada In the past, a poem was any literature Granada, Elvira street, composition. The word “poem” comes from Where the manolas live, the ancient Greece (poiesis). who go to the Alhambrada, the three and the four alone. Characteristics of a poem: One wear in green, Other in mauve, and the other, 1-The writer writes about his experiences and A Scottish corselet feelings. With tape to the tail. 2-The writer can refer to any time, but they don’t usually use the future in their poems, Article by Xabier Diez (SP) because it’s very difficult to write about feelings in the future. 3-Almost always they express their feelings with short verses. Short verses have got a lot MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA of rhythm and rhymes. 4-The lyric poems are usually short. The famous writer, author of Spanish letters, was born in Federico Garcia Lorca Alcala de Henares, a town 20 miles from Madrid , on September 29, 1457. When he was four, he and his family moved to Valladolid, where he lived in his adolescence and youth. In 1575, when he came back to Madrid, the corsairs captured him and took him to Argel, where he suffered five years of captivity. When at last, he arrived to Madrid, he found his family almost on the poverty. Cervantes devoted himself to literary Federico Garcia Lorca was a very important creation, to publishing the first part of “el poet in Spain. He was born in Fuente Quijote”. In his last years , he published Vaqueros in 1898, and he died in 1936. His different poems as; “Novelas ejemplares”, first poem was published in Granada in 1918 “Viaje del parnaso”… And the second part and the name of the book was “Impresiones of “el Quijote” too. y paisajes”. Miguel de Cervantes died on Madrid, April On 16 August 1936 he was arrested and 23, 1616 and was buried by charity. three days later he was killed. Article by Luca Pini(SP) “Gymnasio Epanomis” Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" “Irungo La Salle” Epanomi, GREECE Cagliari, ITALY Irun (Gipuzkoa)-SPAIN Mediterranean School Magazine 6 Academic Year 2011-2012 Rafael Alberti Mikel Laboa Rafael Alberti Merello Mikel Laboa Mancisidor was born in was born on Pasaia, on 5th June 1934. He was one of December 16, 1902. the most important singer-songwriters of He was one of the the Basque culture.When he was a child, most popular Spanish he spent two years in the town of Lekeitio, poets of his time. He Bizkaia. In the 1950s, he studied Medicine was from El Puerto and Psychiatry in De Santa Maria Pamplona-Iruña. Cadiz, Spain, but in During his 1917, he moved to student years, he Madrid. became He wrote a lot of interested in poems, the first poems he wrote were “ Mar y music. In the Tierra”. He presented them in the “ Literature 1960s, with other National Prize” and won it with the poet Basque artists, Gerardo Diego. Finally, the book was called “ they founded the cultural group Ez Dok Marinero en Tierra”. Amairu ("There is no 13"), and they tried to He got married to the writer Maria Teresa revitalize the Basque culture. His music Aitana in 1930. can is a combination of tradition and poetry In 1931, he performed for the first time. The with a unique voice. same year, he developed a friendship with Picasso and South American writers like A few years ago, his album Bat- Cesar Vallejo. Hiru( 1974) was named "Best Album in During the Spanish civil History" in the Basque newspaper El Diario war, he interviewed Vasco. Txoria Txori (A Bird is a Bird) and Stalin in Moscu. Baga Biga Boga are some of his famous When he returned to songs. Spain he stayed at his His last concert was with Bob Dylan home town, El Puerto De in Donostia-San sebastian where he died Santa Maria. He got on 1st December 2008. married to Maria Asuncion Mateo and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtZXavu stayed with her to the rBcE end of his days. Article by Jorge García and Ainhoa Martínez (SP) Article by Jon Rubio (SP) “Gymnasio Epanomis” Liceo "Eleonora d'Arborea" “Irungo La Salle” Epanomi, GREECE Cagliari, ITALY Irun (Gipuzkoa)-SPAIN Mediterranean School Magazine 7 Academic Year 2011-2012 GLORIA FUERTES “Bertsolaritza” Gloria Fuertes was born in Madrid in 1917. This is the Basque name for oral literature. She has written many poems for children and It is the greatest and richest oral literature this is one of her poems. It is about a bird in all Basque Country. which lives with children.They look after the “Bertsolaris” take part in championships: bird. The poem is very funny because the there is an audience, three “bertsolaris” bird says that the children don’t really know and a panel of judges. The contestants that if they open the cage it won´t fly away.