The Whole School Poem
Girls and staff came together across the student body to create a unique collaborative poem.
One of the most exciting initiatives explored at Headington as part of last month’s National Poetry day was a Whole School Poem. The theme of this year’s Poetry Day was ‘Choice’ and pupils and staff were tasked with contributing their ideas.
Almost 200 pupils and staff responded, with entries from every year group.
The next challenge was to collate and shape this plethora of contributions into a poem and Minty, L6 proved more than up to this task.
With deftness and creativity, she crafted the final piece ‘Today I Choose’, which succeeds in capturing the spirit of Headington’s whole school experience.
Today I choose…
By Headington Students, Compiled by Araminta Cullinane
i. to be routine
What I should wear
Tea or coffee
Wear a mask in public
I will have good sleep
Guessing when period 4b ends
Writing these words
What work I’ll do (if any)
ii. to be poignant
Choosing what’s right or instinct
I will be happy today 🙂
To embrace silence.
Whether to be nice 🙂
Believe that things are possible
Should I wake today?
iii. to be obscure
Should I go back?
How honest shall I be?
Does time exist?
To go or not go
To be or not
When will I go home?
