From the English Faculty

SAC Springs into Poetry

SAC young poets continued to bloom in this year’s Spring Poetry Festival. Run by the SA branch of the English Teachers Association (SAETA), the Festival Judges received over 4000 entries across the state, so it is a significant achievement for work to be selected to appear in the annual Anthology. Congratulations to Chloe (Year 6 student), Clarisse (Year 5 student) and Amalie (Year 9 student), whose work was published. An SAC artist also featured in the publication – congratulations to Jasmine (Year 10 student), whose work was selected for the cover art.

In addition to being published in the anthology, Chloe received the Budding Poet’s Prize. Presented by Adelaide poet, Jude Aquilina, the prize is given to a student from Reception to Year 10 whose work is particularly outstanding in terms of the ideas presented and the poetic forms employed. This prize is the culmination of Chloe’s very successful year in poetry, having won her age divisions in the Young Writers Award (SAETA) and SAC Short Story & Poetry Competition. When asked what she enjoys about poetry and where she’d like to take her writing, Chloe shared:

“I enjoy poetry because it’s a great way for me to express my personal thoughts and feelings to others, hoping that they can somehow relate. I love seeing how people react to my writing and hearing about how it makes them feel. I am looking forward to continuing to write more poems and share them with others in the hope that I can make a difference.”

As Jude Aquilina commented, if Chloe writes like this in Year 6, we are eager to see where her writing takes her in the future.

Congratulations Chloe and all our SAC writers and artists!

Ms Genevieve Pelekani
English & Literacy Coordinator

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