Anthology of Poems

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR-45, GURGAON

AROUND THE WORLD: AN ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS
An International Collaborative Project

OVERVIEW

Host School: Delhi Public School, Sector-45, Gurgaon, India
https://www.dpsgurgaon.org
Collaborative School: Participating Schools
End Product: Digital Flip Book of Poems
Coordinator: Mamta Kanti Kumar email at: [email protected]

Mobile Number: +918376010662

AIM

The event will work towards complying with SDG4:

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for the participants.

This international collaborative project will make an effort towards promoting life-long learning in the young
learners, such as thinking with understanding and empathy; communicating with clarity; creating, imagining and
innovating on a global digitized platform.

OBJECTIVES

• to provide students with a purpose, in times of unprecedented worldwide change
• to enable the students to draw out their creativity and pen down their feelings in the form of poetry
• to create opportunities for students to engage in conversation at an international platform
• to aid all involved in transcending physical boundaries with the help of digitization

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SECTOR-45, GURGAON

DETAILS OF THE PROJECT
Theme: Poems reflecting the present times
Age of participants: 12 to 18 years

Information to be shared by the collaborating school:
• Name of the school
• Photograph of the educator
• Learning outcome of the activity to be written by the educator (100 words approximately)
• The school can send 3 to 5 poems of the students with a short profile (50-70 words) of each student, along

with a photograph
• Title for the book may be suggested by the students (not mandatory)

Activities Undertaken by the Host School

Title of the Book:
• Choice of the title for the Anthology of Poems will be a collaborative effort
• All collaborators can send their choice of title for the book with an explanation for the same (not mandatory)
• Selected titles (chosen by way of a contest) will be sent to an external body, for deliberation and identification

of the title for the book
One Online Workshop with a poet or a creative writing teacher (in English) and reading of poetry by the young
poets.
• All the above activities will be undertaken to help the young poets delve deeper in understanding the art of

writing poetry.
Culmination of the Project:
• Release of Digital Flip Book of Poems: Around the World: An Anthology of Poems (online)
• Participation certificate for the young student poets and the educators
Time Line for the project:
• September to November 2021
• Poems to be submitted in the first week of October 2021

To see the world in a grain of sand…

“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.”
― William Wordsworth

This anthology of poems, collated from across the world, is an attempt to delve into our creative instincts and bring
forth gems of emotion which will serve to inspire and console in the unusual times that we live in.
In today’s world, when we are facing numerous challenges and problems, ranging from the devastating corona
pandemic to climate change and internal conflicts, these poems express and envision hope for better days, thereby
highlighting the indomitable spirit of humanity.
Ranging from soulful lines to thought provoking ideas, these poems cover a gamut of issues, challenges and
emotions. Here, you will find some poets wrestling with their internal conflicts, whereas others express their inner
stirrings related to concern for Nature, love, life and the future. Even, through stark imagery, mournful and
melancholic lines, they make us introspect and delve deeper into our conscience to prod us into affirmative action.
With the primary purpose to encourage creativity, engage young minds in critical thinking and expression, this
anthology would achieve the true essence of collaboration. This anthology is a testament to the fact that boundaries
don’t define people, their thoughts do and the thoughts that have come together in this collection of poems can’t
be demarcated by the yardstick with which we recognise diversity.
It was an equally fulfilling experience for the educators and collaborators alike as they got an insight into the
musing of these young minds. It was rewarding to see them find meaning in their experience through the power of
words, emotions and awareness. It was a fascinating experience to guide these young poets to appreciate poetry as
a literary art form and relate it to the present times.
We are sure that as you embark on your journey of the mind and heart through these poems, you will be left with
a sense of wonder and fulfilment too.

Ms. Sriparna Ghosh
Educator DPS Gurgaon



IDEATION

One idea lights a thousand candles- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ms. Aditi Misra , Director Principal

CONCEPTUALIZATION

Conceptualization is art and you are the artist-Gregory Hill

Ms Sapna Dhawan, Dean Student Welfare
Ms. Mamta Kanti Kumar, Deputy Dean Student Welfare

OUR COLLABORATORS

Columbia Kuwait
Mr. Guillermo LopezOssa Ms. Hima Nirmal

Egypt Malaysia
Ms. Mona Haddara Mr. Mohana Ram Al Murugiah

France Qatar
Ms. Keri Benta & Ms. Sandra Gauvin Ms. Smita Garg

Germany Russia
Mr. Markus Schirmer Ms. Irina Barilenko
Ms. Elena Kalneus
Greece
Ms. Marina Goula Tanzania
Ms. Vinita Tomar
India
Ms. Anandita Anna Luther USA
Ms. Laura J Taylor
Ms. Rashmi Tambi Ms. Carla Ingram
Ms. Mamta Kanti Kumar

Ms. Kashmira Jaiswal
Ms Doli Chaudhuri
Ms. Madhu Kapoor

SPECIAL GRATITUDE
Ms Anna Krzemińska-Kaczyńska

Ms. Allyson Daly
Ms. Gayatri Khanna

Mr. Alok Kanti
Ms Kashmira Jaiswal
Ms Archana Singh

Ms Sarabjeet Lall

TEAM

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
- Phil Jackson.

EDITING & SCRIPTING

English Club -As you like it
Student President- Tanvi Jain, Disha Arora & Prajay Kharkhanis

Secretary TEDx Youth, Bhavya Govil
Teachers: Ms. Survi Sinha, Ms. Richa Sinha , Ms. Sriparna , Ms. Rekha and Ms. Pooja Parwanda

DIGITALIZATION & IT DESIGN
Student: Priyal Jain (cover design)

Teacher: Ms. Sapna Gupta

ART WORK- SEPARATORS
Ms. Madhumita Nandi and team

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