FANTASTIC FOOD POEMS FRO JOHN WYCLIFFE PRIMARY SCHOOL

I had great fun the other day writing food poems with students at John Wycliffe Primary School. The idea was very simple: inspired by my poem 'Love Letter to a Lychee' (from my book I Don't Like Poetry) pupils were challenged to write either a love letter to their favourite food, or a hate letter to their least favourite food. On top of this personification, the extra challenge was to include repetition, simile, metaphor and alliteration, after having identified it in my lychee poem. Here are two fantastic examples from Lucas and Max. Enjoy!

HATE LETTER TO A TOMATO by Lucas

Oh tomato

Your red colour is like a big monster

Gobbling me whole and walking down the road

Eating others who hate you as much as me.

Oh tomato

I just want to throw you away forever

I like you cooked when you’re dead

And suffering in the oven on my pizza

It’s my turn to eat you

Oh tomato

I hate you

SUNDAY DINNER by Max

I love mum

I love food

I love mum-made Sunday dinners of course!

It’s a plate of pure deliciousness

It’s a plate of rainbows and joy

I love my mum

I love food

But I love mum-made Sunday dinners

Because it’s food made by my mum