2020/2021 Sixth-Form Poetry Competition
Jan 18, 2021
The prize was open to all sixth-form students. The task was to write a short poem on the theme of ‘vision’. Natalie Whittaker, published poet and newly appointed member of the English department, judged the competition. She selected Tabby Podger’s entry as the winning piece.
VISION
Written on your tongue
And told behind your eyes,
Feel it in your ears,
Soundwaves on your skin.
A blind man would not taste this cold
Dumb creatures listen dumbly.
A language so ancient and old
That many forgot its beauty.
With silk in your eyes,
Whispers on your hands,
Leaves on your tongue
And bark in your blood
The blind man sees the forest.
Tabby Podger
