The book has the usual striking faber poetry design a dark green with. It is wild and forensic, controlled and dreamlike, angry and celebratory. There is a pararhyme on roaredcupboard, the varying stanza length shows the build up. Hundreds and hundreds of litres will be made from the 10,000 trees. Conflict poetry ocr gcse poetry, complete revision notes irevise. Jo shapcott s awardwinning first three collections, gathered in her book. Shapcotts most recent collection, of mutability, was published in 2010 and won the costa book award. In as few words as possible the whole piece shows us how.
The collection is about cancer, though the illness is not mentioned anywhere in the collection. Jo shapcott sparkles with intelligence in her collection of poems, her book. Jo shapcott on the relevance of poetry today youtube. I explore the literal and figurative meaning of the cow in some of her mad cow poems as well as the issues that have influenced the usage of this persona. Can anyone tell me what the poem is about and some analysis on some of the lines. I tell the bees is the first in a series of six poems written by jo shapcott as part of the city of london festival 2010. Jo shapcott is what can be typed an observational poet. It is through advertising that we are able to contribute to. Shapcott did not chose to imbue this piece with a particular pattern of rhyme, that does not mean the poem is without unity though. Jos poem phrase book is currently in the ocrs gcse poetry anthology.
This is a special recording made of a reading given by the forward prize and costa book awardwinner jo shapcott. The writer is lefthanded, but his twin is righthanded. Electroplating the baby 1988 which won the commonwealth poetry prize. It is through advertising that we are able to contribute to charity. Every single person that visits has helped contribute, so thank you for your support. If you feel confused by this poem, dont worry thats the point.
Thomas william shapcott was born in ipswich, queensland, and attended the ipswich grammar school with his twin brother, who was born on the previous day 20 march 1935. Of mutability does not describe an event so much as offer the reader an experience, on a cellular level almost, without ever forgetting the primary concerns of artmaking. This is part of a collection of lessons that i have created for the ocr conflict cluster poems. Oct 28, 2011 jo shapcott on poetry and technology faber academy. This is an immediately accessible and enjoyable book. Students will have the opportunity to discuss, explore and analyse the poem before completing a written analysis. Fabers handsome reissue of jo shapcotts her book does more than simply affirm, as. Bees were a theme, with bee music and bee artthere are a lot of brilliant books and pictures about bees, and jo found the use of small.
I hope you enjoy and it makes sense, i have tried to. This lesson will develop analysis skills explicitly linked to the assessment objectives. Jo shapcotts awardwinning first book, electroplating the baby, established her as an important member of the younger generation of poets. It is quite rare for a poetry collection to win the costa book award, but it actually did in 2010. Jo shapcott reading at the shifting territories conference, 22 may 20. The poet is angry that important things in life like truth and love. He left school at 15 to work in his fathers accountancy business, but completed an accountancy degree in 1961.
Scorpion, about the killing of a scorpion with a shoe. Jo shapcott on poetry and technology faber academy. Fabers handsome reissue of jo shapcott s her book does more than simply affirm, as we might expect, the progress and coherence of. She writes about her own life, exploring the beauty and the horror which she sees in daily and even exceptional events. Really great books about cancer, the ones that offer new perspectives and change the language with which we discuss the disease, are even rarer.
Thomas william shapcott ao born 21 march 1935 is an australian poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short story writer and teacher. Here, the guard of humour is dropped completely, but the final poem, piss flower, blends elements that are wonderfully funny with others that arent funny at all in an amazing fusion of rude wit with grace. Electroplating the baby 1988, which won the commonwealth poetry prize for best first collection, phrase book 1992, and my life asleep 1998, which won the forward poetry prize best collection. She is the author of ten books of poetry, including of mutability 2010, winner of the costa book award. Jo shapcott was born and continues to live in london. The title uncertainty is not a good dog is so winning that one is instantly predisposed to like the poem. Oct 20, 2011 in this video, commissioned for, jo shapcott explores what poetry is really for an inner door into the mind. Jo shapcott frsl born 24 march 1953, london is an english poet, editor and lecturer who has won the national poetry competition, the commonwealth poetry prize, the costa book of the year award, a forward poetry prize and the cholmondeley award. Mar 02, 2011 really good books about cancer are rare. If the meaning of bliss can become distorted, the poetnarrator wonders, what about the word love. Mr kings analysis of jo shapcotts poem phrase book to support students preparing for their gcse english literature exam, studying for the. Download emcs free poetry station app for iphone and ipad. Jo shapcotts awardwinning first three collections, gathered in her book.
Twice winner of the national poetry competition, she has published seven collections with faber including her book. Recipient of the queens gold medal for poetry, jo shapcott is professor of creative writing at royal holloway college. In this video, commissioned for, jo shapcott explores what poetry is really for an inner door into the mind. The poet is angry that important things in life like truth and love become impossible in this type of coverage of war. The youngest member took some time out on the odd occasion. Jo shapcott says the favourite of her own poems is rosa gallica, one of her versions of rilkes poems which were published in tender taxes. She has won many prizes for her work, including the forward poetry prize for best collection, the costa book award and, on two occasions, the national poetry competition. Mr kings analysis of jo shapcotts poem phrase book to support students preparing for their gcse english literature exam, studying for the ocr exam board. Post2000 specified poetry essay example 1 1 read the poem somewhat unravelled by jo shapcott on page 2 of the source booklet and reread on her blindness by adam thorpe, from the poems of the decade. Rilke 18751926 is one of the most important lyric poets in the german language and has been widely translated. Above lentheric, there is a knoll that faces due east.
My life asleep 1999, winner of the foreward poetry prize. Teachers and students have been writing in with questions, so here are some thoughts. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Complete analysis of phrase book by jo shapcott poem analysis.
Im standing here inside my skin, which will do for a human remains pouch for the moment. In of mutability, shapcott is found writing at her most memorable and. The punctuation shows the pace of the poem, this is the same as enjambment. She is professor of creative writing at royal holloway college, university of london, where she teaches on the ma in creative writing. Jo shapcott s awardwinning first book, electroplating the baby, established her as an important member of the younger generation of poets. Jo shapcott gives her tip on writing longer poems, and answers your questions. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. The poem is critical of the language choices made by news agency and the military to talk about death and destruction. In procedure, the poet first describes a cup of tea and then tells how the tea reminds her of the time of her illness and the procedures of testing she had to undergo. Shapcotts voice relishes the sensuality of her work, exploring it with the rangy, longlegged brio which one critic described as her characteristic tone. Blending science, fantasy, and feminism, this is an unpretentious work that dances lightly over its weighty concerns. A lot of things jostle in my notebook, things that i have overheard, or heard about, says the poet jo shapcott, the morning after winning this years costa book of the year, and still.
Eloquent and witty, hers is an engaging and skeptical voice, one that manages to be utterly personable without being conventionally autobiographical. The poem begins with the speaker comparing her skin to a body bag that will last for now. The books achievement is to transform the vocabulary of discussions of cancer without. Gcse poetry lesson pack to support teaching on phrase book. The first is a 1950s italianenglish phrasebook, though the language doesnt matter, i just found the chaotic world of the phrasebook very attractive and i recognised it i am lost, where is my passport. This speaks to the temporality of life itself, something emphasized to a great extent during wartime. Jo shapcott is considered to be a contemporary british poet with traits of a desperado poet. Jo shapcotts latest collection, her first for twelve years, is probably the blockbuster poetry book of most recent times. In of mutability, shapcott is found writing at her most memorable and bold. Sep 06, 2014 analysing the great storm by jo shapcott. These photos highlights as best as possible the main two moods of shapcotts tone during the poem. Poems 19881998 which selects from three earlier volumes.
When i kiss you in all the folding places of your body, you make that noise like a dog dreaming, dreaming of the long run he makes in answer to some jolt to his. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. In this new book, she calls on a host of different voices to offer their witty and sharply ironic views on the modern world. We also went to assist in the olive harvest and gathered 500 kgs over the weekend which made 90l of oil. The poem procedure occurs in the collection of poems of mutability by jo shapcott. Jo shapcott gives her thoughts on the role of technology in the. Gcse poetry lesson pack to support teaching on phrase. An anthology of the forward books of poetry 20022011 page 170. Poems community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. This lesson pack explores the poem phrase book by jo shapcott from the ocr conflict anthology. Poems 19881998, revealed her to be a writer of ingenuous, politically acute and provocative poetry, and rightly earned her a reputation as one of the most original and daring voices of her generation. I have digitally annotated every poem in this cluster for language.
Jo shapcott was born in london, educated at trinity college, dublin, and st hildas college, oxford, and later won a harkness fellowship to harvard university. Shapcott has gone on record as saying that she has not used the book to chase her own ambulance. Strewed twigs brocken crocks vamoosed wholly flotsam firmament my personal response i. Ocr conflict poetry cluster all poems analysed teaching. Jul 02, 2011 jo shapcott s latest collection, her first for twelve years, is probably the blockbuster poetry book of most recent times. The poem tea death, for example, is a sixstanza description piece of man whos collapsed into his cup of tea, and died. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. She is currently education officer at the south bank centre in london. Jo shapcott won the national poetry competition in 1985 and 1991.
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