{"id":566,"date":"2018-11-05T19:46:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T19:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/?page_id=566"},"modified":"2018-11-05T20:44:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T20:44:52","slug":"childrens-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/youth-in-montserrat\/childrens-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-566 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/youth-in-montserrat\/childrens-literature\/girl1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/girl1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Girl Illustration\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/youth-in-montserrat\/childrens-literature\/boy1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"109\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/boy1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Boy Illustration\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Since\u00a0the volcano first erupted in July of 1995, the Montserratian society was left in disarray. Many were displaced from their homes because they were evacuated to safer areas. Many left the island in order to start new lives. For those who opted to stay on the island, evacuation shelters were established in churches, schools, hospitals- essentially any place available. Often times, many families were crammed into a small room, living with complete strangers. The children were deeply impacted in the sense that they had been uprooted from their homes and left to deal with living their &#8220;private&#8221; life in front of strangers.<\/p>\n<p>In order to help the children deal with such uncertainty and trauma, teachers encouraged their students to write poetry about the volcano and how they felt about it. This activity would serve as an outlet for frustration and emotions. The children were able to deal with their individual trauma poetically. When reading the few books of children&#8217;s poetry published locally, there is a wealth of knowledge and insight hidden behind those simple verses.<\/p>\n<p>Books have been published that contain literature, mainly poetry, that children from Montserrat have written. These books are: &#8220;Out of the Mouths of Babes&#8221; and &#8220;The Voices of Our Children&#8221;. Some children&#8217;s poetry has been published in books written by Sir Howard A. Fergus, such as &#8220;Eruption: Montserrat versus Volcano&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Below are a sample of children&#8217;s poetry published in &#8220;Out of the Mouths of Babes&#8221; by the Kinsale Primary School.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-570\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-570 alignnone\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/volcanodestr-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of Volcano Destruction\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005?longdesc=570&amp;referrer=566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/volcanodestr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/volcanodestr.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Volcano Trouble<\/strong><br \/>\nby Deborah Dyett<\/p>\n<p>The volcano rumble<br \/>\nThe people a tremble<br \/>\nEvery-day we getting earth-quake<br \/>\nAnd so de people and de house just a shake<br \/>\nMe hear people a talk bout<br \/>\nPoison gas a come out<br \/>\nSo it lek awe nar get no ash<br \/>\nBut steam and poison gas<br \/>\nBut me nar really worry me head<br \/>\nCause all of this might mek me drop dead<br \/>\nSo the volcano better try e best<br \/>\nAnd please go back to rest<br \/>\nIn de mean time we holding on<br \/>\nTo God&#8217;s unchanging hand<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-569\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-569\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/volcano_plymouth-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of the Plymouth Volcano\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005?longdesc=569&amp;referrer=566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/volcano_plymouth-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/11\/volcano_plymouth.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Talk with the Volcano<\/strong><br \/>\nby Maria Silcott<\/p>\n<p>Volcano! Volcano!<br \/>\nWhy do you keep erupting?\u2028&#8221;<br \/>\nI cannot help it<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s all part of nature&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well you have to stop blowing<br \/>\nOne of these days<br \/>\nBecause I cannot take<br \/>\nNorth with it&#8217;s mosquitoes<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well why don&#8217;t you stay at home?&#8221;<br \/>\nI cannot stay at home volcano\u2028&#8221;<br \/>\nJust why can&#8217;t you stay at home?&#8221;<br \/>\nBecause I cannot take your<br \/>\nStinking sulfur and dirty ash\u2028&#8221;<br \/>\nDo not insult me like this<br \/>\nBecause I can&#8217;t stop nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But you can stop yourself<br \/>\nFrom blowing, can&#8217;t you?\u2028&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Well I guess so&#8230;<br \/>\nBut when i don&#8217;t want to blow I sorrow<br \/>\nAnd when I wish to remind you that I am here<br \/>\nI shake a little and let off some steam<br \/>\nAnd ash and create mud flow<\/p>\n<p>Just for you.&#8221;<br \/>\nWell you have to stop blowing volcano<br \/>\nBecause I do not want to<br \/>\nMove from Kinsale Primary School<br \/>\nAnd I want to learn.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well dear, I am part of nature<br \/>\nAnd it is now my time to play<br \/>\nA little game with you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But volcano, why can&#8217;t you go back to sleep?<br \/>\nSo that I can live normally again.<br \/>\nTherefore Mr Volcano in the Soufriere Hills<br \/>\nGo back to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Easy to say child, but i&#8217;m out<br \/>\nAnd here to stay awhile<br \/>\nSo remember me, everytime you see<br \/>\nThe mountains and smell sulfur<br \/>\nSo when I shake and rumble<br \/>\nAnd let off a little ash and steam<br \/>\nIt is because I am laughing<br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;m enjoying myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/youth-in-montserrat\/childrens-literature\/eruption-montserrat-versus-volcano\/\">Eruption: Monserrat vs Volcano\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/youth-in-montserrat\/childrens-literature\/out-of-the-mouths-of-babes\/\">Out of the Mouths of Babes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Return to <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/montserrat2005\/sociology-of-disasters\/youth-in-montserrat\/\">Youth in Montserrat<\/a> page<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since\u00a0the volcano first erupted in July of 1995, the Montserratian society was left in disarray. 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