GUESS THE JACKIE KAY POEM GUESS THE POEM

GUESS THE JACKIE KAY POEM

GUESS THE POEM AND FILL IN THE BLANK 1. “I’d talk to you, my close _____” 2. “They take my _____, my papers. Now there is _____ left but to go with the _____ in plain suits. ” 3. “I feel like a ____-_____ mother; all the ______ have gone out in the hall, and now I am wearing your large ______ slippers” 4. “My fingers ______ knots like fish nets. ” 5. “The ____ my mother gave me when we first met are still alive, _______ days later. ” 6. “I’d feel the mound of my tight tub of a ____, and you moving there, foot against my _____” 7. “I leave, ______ full, Lucozade, grapes, oranges, sad ______ under my arms, weighted down” 8. “I am _____ in the dead of night packing things, turning out ____. ” 9. “Although some of the buds _______ closed as ____. ” 10. “My ____ is on a ____ bed next to sad chrysanthemums. ” /31

ANSWERS 1. “I’d talk to you, my close stranger” (Gap Year) 2. “They take my licence, my papers. Now there is nothing left but to go with the men in plain suits. ” (Whilst Leila Sleeps) 3. “I feel like a home-alone mother; all the lights have gone out in the hall, and now I am wearing your large black slippers” (Gap Year) 4. “My fingers tie knots like fish nets. ” (Whilst Leila Sleeps) 5. “The orchids my mother gave me when we first met are still alive, twelve days later. ” (Keeping Orchids) 6. “I’d feel the mound of my tight tub of a stomach, and you moving there, foot against my heart” (Gap Year) 7. “I leave, bags full, Lucozade, grapes, oranges, sad chrysanthemums under my arms, weighted down” (Lucozade) 8. “I am moving in the dead of night packing things, turning out lights. ” (Whilst Leila Sleeps) 9. “Although some of the buds remain closed as secrets. ” (Keeping Orchids) 10. “My mum is on a high bed next to sad chrysanthemums. ” (Lucozade) /31

GUESS THE POEM AND FILL IN THE BLANK 1. “My ______ are paranoic eyes sweeping the ____ for – what? ” 2. “The ______ my mother gave me when we first met are still alive, _____ days later. Although some of the buds remain ____ as secrets. ” 3. “My mum wakes up, , ____ and low. ” 4. “I want to be in my _____ house but she is all the way over the other side of the world. ” 5. “I’d _____ at the fleecy white sheet for days, weeks, willing you to _____, hardly able to believe I would ever have a real _____ to put in the basket. ” 6. “She is on the second floor of a tenement. From her front room window you see the _____. ” 7. “Even her _____ rushes through a ____ the other way from home. ” 8. “The hall is _______. Rooms lead off like an ______ arms. ” 9. “all the lights have _____ out in the hall, and now I am wearing your large black _____, flip-flopping into your empty ______” 10. “I am scared my _____ is going to die on the bed next to the sad

ANSWERS 1. “My headlights are paranoic eyes sweeping the streets for – what? ” (Whilst Leila Sleeps) 2. The orchids my mother gave me when we first met are still alive, twelve days later. Although some of the buds remain closed as secrets. ” (Keeping Orchids) 3. “My mum wakes up, groggy and low. ” (Lucozade) 4. “I want to be in my mother’s house but she is all the way over the other side of the world. ” (Whilst Leila Sleeps) 5. “I’d stare at the fleecy white sheet for days, weeks, willing you to arrive, hardly able to believe I would ever have a real baby to put in the basket. ” (Gap Year) 6. “She is on the second floor of a tenement. From her front room window you see the cemetery. ” (My Grandmother’s Houses) 7. “Even her voice rushes through a tunnel the other way from home. ” (Keeping Orchids) 8. “The hall is huge. Rooms lead off like an octopus’s arms. ” (My Grandmother’s Houses) 9. “all the lights have gone out in the hall, and now I am wearing your large black slippers, flip-flopping into your empty bedroom” (Gap Year) 10. “I am scared my mum is going to die on the bed next to the sad chrysanthemums. ” (Lucozade)

GUESS THE POEM AND FILL IN THE BLANK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. “The orchids my ____ gave me when we first met are still alive, twelve ____ later. Although some of the ____ remain closed as secrets” “I thought I was _______. What is the fear. Does it have a ____. They _______ my name. ” “Her _____ is my favourite: ______ dating back to the ____ covering every present she’s ever got since the War…” “I’d feel the mound of my tight_____ of a stomach, and you moving there, _____ against my ____…” “you suddenly appear on a _______ and blow me a _____, you have a new haircut; your face is grainy, _______. ” “She is on the ground floor of a high _______. From her living-room you see ____, screaming their way to the Royal ____. ” “They take my _____, my papers. Now there is ____ left but to go with the ______in plain suits. ” “My ______is a house with the ____blown off. What do I tell my daughter –We are done for. There is a need to ______. I cannot ______to her. ” “I ______your trails on my Times Atlas: from the Caribbean side of Costa Rica to the _______, the baby _______to the massive _____. ” /39

GUESS THE POEM AND FILL IN THE BLANK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. “The orchids my mother gave me when we first met are still alive, twelve days later. Although some of the buds remain closed as secrets” (Keeping Orchids) “I thought I was safe. What is the fear. Does it have a name. They want my name. ” (Whilst Leila Sleeps) “Her bedroom is my favourite: newspapers dating back to the War covering every present she’s ever got since the War…” (MGH) “I’d feel the mound of my tight tub of a stomach, and you moving there, foot against my heart…” (GY) “you suddenly appear on a webcam and blow me a kiss, you have a new haircut; your face is grainy, blurry. ” (GY) “She is on the ground floor of a high rise. From her living-room you see ambulances, screaming their way to the Royal Infirmary. ” (MGH) “They take my licence, my papers. Now there is nothing left but to go with the men in plain suits. ” (WLS) “My voice is a house with the roof blown off. What do I tell my daughter –We are done for. There is a need to worry. I cannot lie to her. ” (WLS) “I follow your trails on my Times Atlas: from the Caribbean side of Costa Rica to the Pacific, the baby turtles to the massive leatherbacks. ” (GY)

GUESS THE QUOTATIONS AND THE POEMS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. “My ______is a house with the ____blown off. What do I tell my daughter –We are done for. There is a need to ______. I cannot ______to her. ” “I ______your trails on my Times Atlas: from the Caribbean side of Costa Rica to the _______, the baby _______to the massive _____. ” “you suddenly appear on a _______ and blow me a _____, you have a new haircut; your face is grainy, _______. ” “The ______ my mother gave me when we first met are still alive, _____ days later. Although some of the buds remain ____ as secrets. ” “She is on the ground floor of a high _______. From her living-room you see ____, screaming their way to the Royal ____. ” “I leave, ______ full, Lucozade, grapes, oranges, sad ______ under my arms, weighted down” “Although some of the buds _______ closed as ____. ” “I thought I was _______. What is the fear. Does it have a ____. They _______ my name. ”

ANSWERS 1. “My voice is a house with the roof blown off. What do I tell my daughter –We are done for. There is a need to worry. I cannot lie to her. ” (WLS) 2. “I follow your trails on my Times Atlas: from the Caribbean side of Costa Rica to the Pacific, the baby turtles to the massive leatherbacks. ” (GY) 3. “you suddenly appear on a webcam and blow me a kiss, you have a new haircut; your face is grainy, blurry. ” (GY) 4. The orchids my mother gave me when we first met are still alive, twelve days later. Although some of the buds remain closed as secrets. ” (Keeping Orchids) 5. “She is on the ground floor of a high rise. From her living-room you see ambulances, screaming their way to the Royal Infirmary. ” (MGH) 6. “I leave, bags full, Lucozade, grapes, oranges, sad chrysanthemums under my arms, weighted down” (Lucozade) 7. “Although some of the buds remain closed as secrets. ” (Keeping Orchids) 8. “I thought I was safe. What is the fear. Does it have a name. They want my name. ” (Whilst Leila Sleeps)