Poetry Archives - BRANDON CENTRE

Tag: Poetry

City Under Snow: A December Poem

This poem appeared on an IGCSE English Literature paper. Written in the early 20th century, poet Robert Bridges explores the transformative power of snowfall in the bustling city of London. He invites readers to experience the quiet stillness that blankets the city, reflecting on how nature can briefly suspend the chaos of urban life. London…

November Poem: In Flanders Fields

November 11th is a poignant time in the UK, and acts as our day of remembrance. Usually accompanied by a two-minute silence, we are reminded that on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was the moment the guns of the First World War fell silent. Nowadays, it is common to…