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Poetry flipbooks written by Yr6 students at the Australian International School
A Mirror Stretched Beneath The Sky Welcome to the 2026 flipbook anthology of poems written by Yr 6 students at the Australian International School here in Singapore. It is a fascinating collection of poems enriched by the personal, and often highly expressive, reading of these young writers. The audio recordings make the anthology more accessible…
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Whats the difference between ‘reading aloud’ and ‘telling’ a story?
As an oral storyteller I sometimes wish it was an offence under the Trade Description Act to read aloud a story and describe it as ‘storytelling’ – the two activities are that different! Reading aloud is important, and something that every parent should do regularly to their young kids to demonstrate their love of reading…
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Lonesome George
The Lament of Lonesome George Lonesome George, the last known individual of the subspecies, Pinta Island tortoise died June 24, 2012 at the age of 101. However I first learnt about him via a report in the Straits Times in 1991 and I wrote this elegy, though he still had two more decades of solitary…
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Audio-Describing ‘Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs’ – wild Rice
23 December Seren Chen and I audio described Wild Rice production of Alfian Sa’at’s SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS We had a group of (coincidentally but very appriately) seven visually impaired members of the audience. Wild Rice continues to be a committed promoter of access and inclusion in Singapore theatre. We were joined in…
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No-nonsense advice for uncertain poets!
If you’ve visited my Plethora of Quora Poetry page you’ll know that, from time to time, I like to respond to poetic questions or challenges in kind. However sometimes the question is specifically directed towards the writing of poetry, presumably in the hope that the person asking will receive guidance to writing their own.…
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A Plethora of my Quora poetry
Roger Jenkins – the poet? From time to time I like to answer questions on QUORA relating to poetry. Mostly these are poetic responses, though sometimes the question is answered with a prosaic tip (or quip!) Updated 4 August 2024 What counts as a line in a poem? I was taught That each line in…