Laura Corin Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 It's run by a national newspaper. The shortlist is 40 children (out of 1,000 entries) so he's not likely to win, but it's great that he's got this far. I'll ask him later if I can post the poem here. He doesn't know about the shortlisting yet - I got the email at home and sent him a text, but he has to have his phone turned off during the school day. This gives him something unusual to put on his university application; he wants to study English.... Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Outstanding! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That's fantastic! I'd love to read his poem. You must be so proud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 :party: That's wonderful news -- CONGRATULATIONS to him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congrats!! I hope he'll allow you to post his poem for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QumaCote Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Wow! That is fantastic! What an honor to be chosen! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That is wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Wow!!! That's wonderful news! You must be so proud! I wish him the very best. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 How excellent! Congratulations to the young poet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That's wonderful! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congratulations! I hope he will let you post his poem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Very impressive!! Thanks for sharing. Cheering him onward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Fabulous! I'd love to read his work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Very exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That's awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congratulation! I'd love to read it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 :hurray::hurray::hurray::thumbup: That's wonderful! I hope we'll be able to read his poem soon. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Go Calvin!!!! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congratulations to him! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 How wonderful! Congratulations to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 :party: Congratulations to Calvin!!! Although I have to show my bias and say I'm really not surprised.... :001_smile: Please tell him Tessa and I are very proud of him - way to go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Wonderful! I would love to read his poem, too. Congrats to him and to you for putting all the work into helping him get so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 SEASON OF FIRE AND FOG Autumn is coming again. I can see it in the rigid lines on the field the green coding of new shoots. I can feel it in the banks of leaves around each wounded tree, its red life-blood spilling out on the icy ground. Soon will come wool weather and orange shovels the only colour on a blank canvas. Quiet will fill the whole of my soul. Trees black, ground white, air grey and full of silence pushing down on me as I walk through the woods. But there is another world before winter. Appreciate autumn as far more than fall not just the shedding of summer’s green garb but also the donning of a brief, fiery shawl and an air with more than a little barb and the crispness of windfall apples and the slow sound of rot after rain walking through these woods again with the ghost of summer on my arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Wow! That is a powerful poem with lovely imagery. Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lang Syne Boardie Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 What a stunning piece. So truly beautiful. Oh, Laura, you must be so proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Oh, Laura, you must be so proud. It also makes me very happy that we moved to Scotland and to the countryside when we did - it has really sparked something in both my boys. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovin Learnin Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Beautiful! He's quite talented. Congratulations to you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatA Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Beautiful poem... Congratulations to him! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That was lovely! Please tell Calvin that autumn is my favorite season and I feel that he captured the essence of it perfectly! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I keep re-reading it. What gorgeous, delicate imagery. Love the rhythm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That was lovely! Please tell Calvin that autumn is my favorite season and I feel that he captured the essence of it perfectly! Faith Yes. So perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I keep re-reading it. What gorgeous, delicate imagery. Love the rhythm. He hasn't tried to make it fit into the traditional image of what autumn is. In the field next to our house the farmer ploughed and sowed in the early autumn, so there were indeed green shoots in the fields at the same time as the trees were turning. The funny thing is that his image of winter here is based on the last two winters, which have been harsh and snowy. This winter? No snow and I was sitting out on a sunny bench to read in both November and January! Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 He hasn't tried to make it fit into the traditional image of what autumn is. In the field next to our house the farmer ploughed and sowed in the early autumn, so there were indeed green shoots in the fields at the same time as the trees were turning. The funny thing is that his image of winter here is based on the last two winters, which have been harsh and snowy. This winter? No snow and I was sitting out on a sunny bench to read in both November and January! Laura Does he know about flash fiction? It seems like something he might enjoy writing--fiction that borders on prose poetry, usually under 500 words, though some allow it to be under 1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 He is a wonderful poet. I truly love that poem. Congratulations to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Does he know about flash fiction? It seems like something he might enjoy writing--fiction that borders on prose poetry, usually under 500 words, though some allow it to be under 1000. He's not happy with how his fiction reads at the moment, so something on the border between prose and poetry might interest him. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That's brilliant! I really don't see why he shouldn't win. I'll be rooting for him. Best wishes Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I think he could win - it's really a wonderful poem. The imagery! I feel like I'm back in a cold climate when I read it, and I haven't lived in a place with four seasons in 26 years. Nice job, C! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Wow, that is an amazing accomplishment! I hope he wins. You must be one proud mama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Yay, Calvin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 :party::party::party::party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 :thumbup: Love it! I can't get the title out of my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That was fantastic! Congratulations and good luck to Calvin in the next round!:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 In his age group he was one of three runners up. He's disappointed but he's looking for more competitions to enter. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 In his age group he was one of three runners up. He's disappointed but he's looking for more competitions to enter. Laura Well, you can tell him he has the hive vote for #1, and that is MUCH more important!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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