Comments on: Round 2- Geography poets- The River

By: Mark Cowan

Mark Cowan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:16:12 +0000

Terrific stuff! Thoroughly enjoyed listening to these – all very well read and some great imagery.

By: India Munden

India Munden — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:11:58 +0000

Josh R and Alice,

I listened to your poems as a requirement for Dr. Strange’s class at University South Alabama. I like the way your voice expressed the tone of the poem. I knew that Josh R’s river was alive and dangerous, and Alice’s river was alive, ever-changing. Keep up the good work. Reading with expression is not always easy, but you did a great job.

By: Cortney Rose

Cortney Rose — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:02:16 +0000

Josh R and Josh J you too did a wonderful job I sure hate to be by the river Josh R was talking about sounded kind of dangerous.

By: Caroline Shedd

Caroline Shedd — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:35:36 +0000

Hey Tara and Kerri I am a student at the University of South Alabama in the United States! I think you both did a great job! I loved both of your poems about the river! Keep up the great work!

By: Brooke Russell

Brooke Russell — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:55:51 +0000

I really enjoyed your poems. Great job reading them Alice and Marie. Thank you for sharing them with me. Hope to hear more soon!

By: Ms. Pohanka

Ms. Pohanka — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:55:17 +0000

I like your poems. We are studying Europe in my geography class and have been discussing navigable rivers and how useful they are. I’ll play your poems for my students tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your great work with us.

Ms. P
Fredericksburg, VA

By: Tony_Cassidy

Tony_Cassidy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:48:26 +0000

Thanks for the kind comments-

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:37:46 +0000

I liked the idea of this hidden monster ready to drag me down Josh R, when I am out canoeing I often get surprised by odd currents moving in all sorts of directions.

I loved the mix of destructive, useful, erosive and peaceful. Well done all.

By: Aidan Smith

Aidan Smith — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:09:05 +0000

A lovely cross curricular piece of work, Geography and Literacy.

The images conjured up by Alice, Kerrie and Marie are lovely, however, I found the stoccato style of Josh’s poem particularly powerful and effective.

Well done – what a great opportunity your teacher has given you.

A. Smith

By: J Shieff

J Shieff — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:04:47 +0000

An impressive and differenciated group of poems which are fabulously presented, well done Year 8!