{"id":199,"date":"2022-09-02T16:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/?page_id=199"},"modified":"2022-11-20T19:45:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T19:45:45","slug":"i-come-from","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"I Come From"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>We wrote the poems below after reading and discussing Robert Seattar\u2019s\u00a0 and Dean Atta\u2019s \u2018I Come From\u2019. These poems are about memories, growing up, celebrating joy and talking about our cultural identity. Where are you from?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>We were inspired by the BBC clip below which features some school girls from Bradford. We are grateful to them for sharing their stories, it has helped us to share our own.\u00a0 Watch the clip, their words are strong and lyrical.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-47500026\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-47500026<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/puzzle-pieces\/\">Puzzle Pieces<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Alba<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/hitchin-busy-town\/\">Hitchin busy town<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Imogen<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/my-mums-chicken-burgers\/\">My Mum`s Chicken Burgers<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;User deactivated<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/i-come-from-a-farm\/\">From a Farm<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Jock<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/love-and-laughs\/\">Love and Laughs<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Grace<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/beach-days\/\">Beach Days<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Isabella<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/a-place-called-aberfeldy\/\">A Place Called Aberfeldy<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Jason<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/world-of-stories\/\">Kittens and Cats<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Rhona<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/i-come-from-aberfeldy\/\">I Come From Aberfeldy<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Saoirse<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/i-come-my-home-with-delicios-food\/\">My Home<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Emma<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/flowery-garden\/\">Flowery  Garden<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Emeri<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/peace\/\">Peace<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Ally<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/ice-cream\/\">Ice Cream<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Michalina<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/music-and-the-lyrics-that-can-be-understood\/\">Books, Movies &amp; Dreams.<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Jamie<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/cramped-houses\/\">Cramped Houses<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;User deactivated<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/smell-of-dear\/\">Smell of Deer<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Stuart<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/two-lands-one-person\/\">A Stainless City&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Cedric<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/greengrass\/\">Green Grass<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Callum<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/i-come-from-love\/\">I Come From.. Love<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Erika<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/pk\/ouramazingpoems\/i-come-from\/loud-city\/\">Loud City<\/a> <span class=\"author\">by&nbsp;Glenny boi<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We wrote the poems below after reading and discussing Robert Seattar\u2019s\u00a0 and Dean Atta\u2019s \u2018I Come From\u2019. These poems are about memories, growing up, celebrating joy and talking about our cultural identity. Where are you from?\u00a0 We were inspired by the BBC clip below which features some school girls from Bradford. 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