sending poems to poetry box
If you follow my blog you will keep up to date with all the tips, competitions and challenges I post.
I don’t post all the poems I get sent so keep trying!
I usually only post my favourite poems for my challenges and competitions.
I don’t mind if you try old poetry challenges.
Go to the side bar and click on poetry challenges and see what comes up.
Always include your name, age, year and name of school. You can include the name of teacher and their email address if you like.
Happy days writing poems,
from Paula
There was a challenge to write a cat poem:
My Cat Flame
Delicate ginger coat
With sleek white stripes
Craves exploring and adventure
Like a feline Indiana Jones
Doesn’t stop for anything
Best friend to the end.
Max Year 5 Aged 9 Eastern Hutt School
WE had fun doing word recipes. Here are a few:
The flowers of Bloom
once watched a cartoon
of what their recipe was
but they couldn’t see it ’cause …
‘But wait,’ they did shout
as they opened their mouths.
‘We are the recipe!
Me, me, and me.’
They sang this song
all day all day long.
Our recipe is some soil and a plant.
‘Go! Flowers,’ they would happily chant.
Frances 6 years Year 3 Ilam School, Christchurch
2 tbsp of optimism
1 kg of Godric Gryffindor
1 heart of a lion
3 cups of sugar
1 vial of felix felices (Luck potion)
1 car with a ridge
Mix everything except for the car with the ridge
Drive the car to your destination
Now you have courage.
By Ewen Wong aged 10, Year 6, Fendalton Open Air School
1 cup of non-focusing
20 grams of calmness
5 ounces of dreaminess
2 tablespoons of imagination
Half a cup of peacefulness
1 tablespoon of being easily distracted
Mix with carelessness and a twist of quirkiness.
You can now dream to your heart’s content.
Madeleine Year 6 Aged 10 Eastern Hutt School
I loved these poems full of great sound from Roydvale School:
On the way
laughing happy
All of the children
rustling leaves
in the wind
At the pool
running quickly
to get changed
refreshing water
plip, plop the rings go in
I splash KA-BOOM
into the water
Time to get out
I wrap my towel
I am freezing like I am
in the Artic!
Jayden aged about 7
On the way
I am happy
I am bubbly and hurry
At the pool
we are running
I get changed and jump
Time to get out
sad, frozen, wet patches
hair a mess
By Yvonne aged about 7
Excited. I’m walking, going to the pool
Clonk, click goes the children’s shoes
When the teacher opens the gate
I jump for joy!
At the pool
Splashing! I am having a great time
Splishing and splashing all around the pool
Swimming very fast!
Time to get out
Dripping on the hard ground
The sun shining down on me
Changed, running back to class!
By Ben aged about 7
I liked these four poems about a favourite place:
Rain drops splatter on the dark roof,
thunder booms
with its almighty voice.
It looks gloomy but it is magical.
Ewen W aged 10, Year 6 Fendalton Open Air School
My favourite place
My favourite place
is home with my niece, my niece, my niece.
She peeks under the sheet,
takes a nap,
after that,
jumping on the tramp.
Sarah Jane 12yrs Year 8 Ohaupo School
My Favourite Place
The smell of hay, hay, hay,
I play there all day, day, day.
My dad tends to say, say, say,
stay away from those bales!
Erin W 10yrs Year 7 Ohaupo School
Here are three of the poems that sound good (after Margaret Mahy).
The Ferocious Giant
I look out the window
There are trees swaying side to side
Leaves flying towards the sky
Clouds pushing and shoving
Sudenly red eyes pop out and sharp black teeth from inisde a mouth
It opens and gets deadlier
There’s a bright blur behind the ferocious giant
It gets smaller and smaller
Woosh!
Rain drops like a busted water balloon!
Luke W aged 10, Year 6 Manurewa East Primary
The Haunted House
As I walked into the Haunted House,
I heard a creeping on the floor,
I turned around …
and a scary Ghost flew straight through the door.
I was shaking,
not knowing what to do,
then on silent wings
a Morepork swooped down and whispered “BOO!”
I slowly backed away.
‘This was not my favourite day,’
I say!
Madeleine P aged 12, Year 8 Campion College Gisborne
Spook in the Night
Eeeeek eeeeek
is the sound
of our door
in the night
I am in bed
and the creak
gives me
a fright
Mum gets some oil
to fix
the loud
squeak
And now
I find
that I can
sleep
Sam S aged 8, Year 4 Ohaupo School
We tried Word Puddles. I loved these two from Royal Oak Primary in Auckland.
Jelly
Slurshy slucky slumy slurpy
Ucky mucky squirshy jelly
Purple cold silky soft
Droopy squashy slinky swirly.
By Olivia Year 5 Royal Oak Primary
Scones
Crunchy creamy center
Smickity smackity lips
Licking lapping tongue
Streaming steaming goodness.
By Hamesh Year 5 Royal Oak Primary
Outstanding Outside
What I like about the outside are the birds chirping in harmony
What I hate about the outside is when I fall on my knee
What I love about the outside is the whisper of the leaves
What I hate about outside is the CRASH of falling trees.
What I like about the outside is the shine of the summer sun
What I hate about the outside is when there is no more fun
What I love about the outside is the crash of the waves
What I hate about outside is the big concrete pavers.
By Skye
Room 7, Redcliffs School, Christchurch
Year 4, aged 8
15th March 2013 Here are the eleven finalists of the Small Poem Challenge. Emily was the winner and Buster was the runner-up. Congratulations.
Stripes black and white
Zebra slips through the night
Big brown eyes
Giving animals a SURPRISE
Emily (11 — Year 7) Ohaupo School
NZ Falcon
Gliding at speed around
the dry rugged bush;
with eyes like binoculars
beaming down at its prey.
Adam (12, Year 8) St Joseph’s School Kaikoura
The clumsy chicken stalks its prey
like a cop down the street.
He snaps the grass and pulls out
a criminal worm.
Grace (11, Year 7) St Joseph’s School, Kaikoura
Penguin
A penguin slides
along the ice
like a plane landing,
as he wears his tuxedo.
Annalise (10, Year 6) St Joseph’s School Kaikoura
Jaguar
Running through the forest
The wild behind it
As dark as night
Buster Rm 14 Birkdale Intermediate
Hawk
A swoop in the sky
spiraling down to earth
claws open to catch
Buster Rm 14 Birkdale Intermediate
Small Birds
Sweet song slips from its beak
Hiding high in the trees
The little sparrow
Stevie-Ray Rm 14 Birkdale Intermediate
The Lion
Razor sharp claws,
dark green eyes,
long shaggy mane,
and a fearful deep growl,
I am a Lion.
Jessica (12, year 8) Maidstone Intermediate
Cheetah and Turtle
Cheetahs are fast
Turtles are slow!
Cheetahs have spots
Turtles do not!
Cheetahs live in the jungle
Turtles live in the ocean.
Isaac aged 6 Roydvale Primary Christchurch
One Little Mouse
Once a little mouse lived in a house
He ran really fast and knocked over a glass!
Kaitlyn aged 7 Roydvale School Christchurch
Silver Ants
The ants crawl
Silver spacesuits
The race for food
In ten minutes
Don’t get burnt
Sylvia (12 Y8) Parnell District School
very cool:)
Maybe you’ll have a poem here one day Caitlin!
hi paula you came to my school the other day it was so fun we made a poem about a pukeko
Very imaginative! I wonder if I could do that!
You should give t a go!
dear paula , what is your best poem or book you have written.
from laura li
blockhouse bay primary
7 years year 3
room 9
My favourite poem I have written is Where the Mild Things Are. Thanks for asking
Dear Paula,
I loved you coming to our school Blockhouse Bay Primary. You may remember me when I did the thank you from Kauri syndicate. So you inspired me to write this poem. Here is the poem.
Charlie Marlie
Charlie Marlie was an ordinary boy. Every morning Charlie Marlie ate something quite werid for breakfast it was bok choy. Charlie Marlie wore a quilt and a ford t-shirt to school. Even when he went in the pool.
thank you so much Paula Green.
I hope you try some of the competitions and challenges next term and send in a poem during the holidays.
Hi Paula I’m amber and my fav animal is a wolf and I made a poem about one please read and enjoy I’m from weedons school here is my poem:
Sleek stalking amber eyes salt and pepper rustled fur big bad wolf baring teeth howling glaring down beneath.
From amber bye
You should send poems to my email address. I pick favourites and post them. In comments they don’t end up looking how ou want them to.
I loved visiting your school .you ave me such a warm welcome and did terrific rising.
Regards Paula
Okay thanks we mainly do that to any one who is visiting but did you like my wolf poem
From Amber
I do like it. Great words. Can you send me it in an email so I can see how it is set out please? I will post it next week. Regards Paula
I’m not quite sure what your email address could you please give me it?
paulajoygreen@gmail.com
Thank you I will email it.
Hi Paula, I’m Naeva from Konini School. I am 7 years old and the author of The Sleepy Kitten and Other Cat Poems. Glen Eden library are displaying my book. I have got The Letterbox Cat book.
Wonderful. Congratulations on your book! If you send me a copy I will talk about it on the blog. PO Box 95078 Swanson waitakere 0653
my email paulajoygreen@gmail.com
I like your blog because it is for children. thank you 🙂
your blog is wonderful. your poems are very interesting
thanks
Ive seen a book of yours and its amazing
I am in year five and I love all of them and I wish I could be like you
Thanks Lucy I do hope you try writing poems over summer. When I was littleI loved playing outside but I also loved reading and that’s how I got to be a writer really. I just read and wrote heaps!