NOTE:
Due to the current situation with Russia internationally, we are very sad to announce that Wisdom Foundation is unable to provide Pen Buddies connection with Russia until further notice.
ORPHEUS AWARD WINNING POEMS
Global Winner: Daisy Shi - China
Creativity Prize: Leung Ho Yin Alice - Hong Kong
Who hurts you?
You used to smile a lot.
Chirp ,chirp, chirp.
White clouds climbed up
to you blue face,
Whisper, whisper, whisper.
Trees and grass chit-chatted with mountains.
Swish, swish, swish.
Streams ran here and there,
clink, clink, clink.
But now we are invading.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
You are sobbing day and night,
leaving your heart in shade.
Nobody listens,
because no one cares!
We are busy with making happiness.
You start to keep silence ever after!
Animals leave!
Rivers flood!
Lands cracks！
Everything is not in the track.
Your punishment makes us scared,
Shiver, shiver, shiver.
The clouds cry, the wind is furious,
Whiff, whoosh, whizz.
We know we have done something wrong to you,
Because of our selfishness.
It is the time to heal you.
Can you forgive us? I beg!
Inspiration Prize: Wang Junshi Spino - China
A Thunder
This competition is Supported and Funded by BH Coastal Lottery fund
Meet The Judges
Virginia Macgregor
Virginia Macgregor is currently Head of Creative Writing at Wellington College.
David Jones
Principal of ETC International College,
Vice-Chair of the International Education Association of Bournemouth,
Christchurch and Poole
Cllr Lawrence William
Ward Councillor for Littledown &
Iford Vice-Chairman Audit &
Governance Conservative
Spokesman for Culture and Leisure
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Harvey Martin
Local Poet from Virginia Water Council
Ms Jane Millward
Jane Millward was appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2019.
Jane joined E-ACT as a regional education director in September 2016 before being appointed national director of education in February 2017.
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