WELL-BEING
LEARNING
EXTENDED LEARNING POET’S SHOWCASE Hannah Davis, English Teacher
In the Year 9 Extended Learning in English ECA, we looked at reverse, palindrome and specular poetry – all forms of poetry in which the poets play with structure for effect by ‘mirroring’ lines. Writing this form of poetry is incredibly difficult and takes great time and skill, but the students were up for the challenge and produced some brilliant poems – as you can see in Krista and Shruti’s powerful poem.
Theme – The Girl in the Mirror This reverse poem, when read top to bottom, is about girl who hates how she looks because of her weight. However, when read backwards, it is about a girl who doesn’t care about her weight and knows she is still beautiful.
I hate the girl staring back at me in the mirror I refuse to believe that, I have a right to live, and the world needs me. ‘Weight is just a number’ But I believe that My weight defines who I am. People say that ‘You’re fat’ And there is no hope. Nothing will make me happy. I will never believe that I should be happy. [READ BACKWARDS] By Krista Shim and Shruti Zariye, Year 9
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• Bangkok Patana School
