WINNER, 4-7 years

 

Who created it?

Hugo, age 7

 

Biography

"I am seven years-old. I quite like reading and writing. I try to spend as much time with family as I can."

 

My creative response

A Stormy Mind 

I’ve tormented those sailors, bad spirits I have sent,

Is that not enough, to force them to repent? 

They’ve been mean to me, but should I forgive them,

And let them steer the wooden ship at its mighty helm. 

A turn or two I’ll walk, to still my beating mind,

That often helps to stop bad thoughts I find.

 

My mind is whirring, my imagination buzzing,

My memories in a sea,

Those men who are so evil, when I picture them only murderers I see.

But maybe hope for my ruthless relatives is here,

For I do not want to be a wizard, from whom people live in fear. 

A turn or two I’ll take, to still my beating mind,

My past troubles with my brother I shall put behind.

 

 

About my creative response

"I did a poem and used a handwriting pen. In the poem I put myself in the place of Prospero."

 

What does this Shakespeare quote mean to you?

"I feel that when I am sad, anxious or angry, being near a loved one helps."

 

What do you do to ‘still your beating mind’?

"I read fiction books with my sister to calm myself and in my second year of school I helped all my friends with learning."

 

Who is your favourite Shakespeare character?

"I like Oberon from A Midsummer Night’s Dream but my favourite character is Prospero. The Tempest is my favourite play."