Chloe's Poem:

This poem was written as part of a joint Year 12 / Year 8 display on changes in the city. Chloe's poem is unusual in that the original version was formatted in such a way as to exaggerate the geographical issues. I felt that this was a clever technique which is hard to reproduce here. The poem contains lines which are highly evocative of some of the issues that we studied.

JOURNEY OF PROPERTIES

For a house that's large

d e t a c h e d and new

The outer suburbs

is the place for you.

With it's w i d e open roads,

it's big and spacious

for peace and quiet

nothing here's tasteless!

 

They're mainly residential,

se mi de ta ch ed or terraced

the houses in the inner suburbs

are far less priced!

Our houses here

are by far the best

and schools and jobs

from north to east to west.

 

These houses are cheap

small not that new

but see what the inner city can do for you!

With the main area

just down the road,

and our exotic neighbours

what more to be told?

 

here we are at our CBD.

Loads of jobs with a friendly feel

It's happnin Babe

right here right now,

with shops and jobs

but NO yobs - I vow!

 

by Chloe Pope   Year 8     2000