Dear all,
We hope you enjoy the third poem: “Tropics in New York” by Claude McKay. As always we look forward to reading your thoughts, writing and creative responses to the poem.
Dear all,
We hope you enjoy the third poem: “Tropics in New York” by Claude McKay. As always we look forward to reading your thoughts, writing and creative responses to the poem.
i liked this because he talks about what fruits he liked, a description of the place he lived in, and how he picked fruit with his friends.
It was really interesting that he used the fruits he remembers from Jamaica to bring back memories from the past.
One of the lines from my poem was about Italy:
Delicious pizza and cold ice cream,burgers and chips for a really nice meal.
Sat in the kitchen bringing a takeaway,while the ketch and mayo are being brought today. A pinch of salt with pepperoni too,
the love of pizza people have is too good to be true.
Yes it is interesting how fruits trigger the poet’s memory.
I like this poem because it talks about food and his memories about where he was, what he heard, what he smelled and what he can see. Here is one of the poems I wrote.
chicken wings and mcflurrys,
chicken strips, mac and cheese and pizza,
and tacos, burritos and pasta.
Fit for the hungeriest people in resturants.
I like how the poet described its home in Jamaica with different kinds of fruits from his home.I also like how it shows us he loved his home in Jamaica.
I really liked how it was about his home and tropical fruits. I wrote mine about Paros in Greece: Colourful sunsets and crickets and sandy beaches. And flowers and food and crashing waves. FIt for a queen.
I liked this poem a lot and was very interested in it.
This is my poem inspired by The Tropics in New York:
Ocean blue and white and pure site,
Flaming not sun and cool summer fun,
And salt in the airs and sand in the chair and eating green pears,
Fit for ANYONE!!!
I really enjoyed this poem so I was inspired to write my own.
Ocean blue and sparkling, and music loud
Free Wi-Fi in the sky and palm trees as tall as your dad
And shops and friends and Luxury hotels
Fit for people who like to party!
I like this poem it is very interesting here is mine
Turkey sweet and great and halal food
Burgers in buns and seaside chefs
burger king and McDonalds needs a rest
Fit for muslims
I really liked this poem and find it intersting because I think that they way he finds looking at the fruit emotional. It inspired me to write this ( I couldn’t make it rhyme ) –
Mountain air and fir trees, and cold snow
Beautiful flowers in spring and goats bleating,
And food and sledging and hay beds,
Fit for happy children.
Very different to McKay’s poem but it works well.
my poem: big cars and lorries ,and monster trucks big or small and hovering helicopters and submarines and tanks and heavy hovercrafts fit for extreme drivers,
I like how the poem tells about the fruits back home and the backstory. I find it interesting of the backstory of the place. Because of the Poem i made this:
Mango juice and Orange and Ocean blue, Sun in air and Water Parks and grapes and Hills and flaming Beaches
Fit for your future vacations
I like how it’s almost sort of cultural and described really nicely and with passion. I also like how he added his friends into it and what he used to do with his friends.
Here’s my poem about Greece:
Colourful skies and seagulls, and loud seas
with sandy beaches and busy peirs,
And flowers and foods all around,
Fit for a queen,
The end!
I like how Claude Mc Kay has used unique description (like “fit for the highest prize at parish fairs”)
my stanza was about Cornwall-
crashing waves and bitter air, and strong winds
salty smell, long peirs and looming cliffs,
and fresh scones and jam and cornish pastrys,
fit for Gordon Ramsay
Ha Gordon Ramsay. Very good Jemima this made me smile.
I really liked how he rhymes every other verse and I think it is a really beautiful poem. I wrote a stanza about a beach in France I went to.
Waves calm and peaceful, and yellow sands
Towels are all wet and sunglasses out,
And fish and chips and ice-creamy hands
Fit for me without a doubt
You manage to capture a peaceful rhythm Juliette.
I wrote one about India
Giant mangoes and great ice creams,
and the best of a camel and Masala dosa,
Ad elephants and tigers and nice people,
fit for everyone.
I found this hard but fun it was very entertaining, even though I do not like poetry
here is my poem:
crystal seas, and bright and warm
tropical fruit and clear blue skies
boiling hot and beaches and a beautiful dawn
fit for a painting that took a thousand tries
By Milo.
If you cant tell its about Mauritius.
I like this poem because it talks about his home and the fruits there
I liked the poem because it is really well written and I like how he talks about where he lived in the past.
My stanza is about Paris, France, where my family lives.
The Eiffel Tower with glowing lights, and big houses, amazing hotels and a happy mood,
And baguettes and friends and nice people,
Fit for my family and I
A promising start Astere. Perhaps consider when to use line breaks?
I like ‘The Tropics in New York’ because it is interesting how the narrator describes his nostalgia.
My poem is based on Italy:
Swimming pools and biscuits, and huge hotels with large restaurants and pizza dishes,
And pasta and music and shining sunlight,
Fit for a great holiday,
I really liked the idea of the poem!
My poem is based on a rocky beach in Croatia.
Salty waves and dogs and rocky land,
Collecting rocks and seashells by the summer breeze,
And people and pets and no sand,
Fit for a queen,
Fresh fruits and strawberries and melon,
Fit for a king.
I like this poem because it talks about his home and the fruts there
I thought it was very interesting when i saw it.
And the way he remembers all the details it amazing!
Here’s my own version of this poem!
Starfruit, fresh and sour and icy cola on a hot day.
Orange, ripe mango and juicy coconut.
Grapes and watermelon and flavour bursting curries.
Fit for a tropical weather.
The sun glazing on top of towering coconut trees with fresh juicy flesh.
Relaxing on the green grass in the natural light of the sun with an ice cream cone in my hand.
These are all things I truly miss.
Hope you enjoy it!!!
here is my poem:
Chicken wings and mcflurry’s,
Chicken strips, mac and cheese and pizza,
And tacos, burritos and pasta.
Fit for the hungriest people in resturants.
Buildings and an urban jungle, and cars
Smell of diesel, and bright mornings and surreal skies.
In benediction inside churches
Delicious brownies and ice cream and mac and cheese
burgers and crispy chicken
And fresh fruit and pizza
juice and water to top it off
Fit for a 5 star restaurant
THE END!
Oily rice and tender chicken with salt
Samousas and naan bread with dial and cold drinks with ice and fresh fruit,kulfi and cake
Sat on grass,bringing memories of a beautiful garden and kitchen
-Tanzila
My poem; pizza,ice lollies ,cookies,and tomato souce ,watermelon jucie,murk flurry and Nuttela,oreos,Macdonals and chocolate,pasta,chicken nuggets,bananas , grapes and chips,apples,pinapples and dounuts and sweets ,popcorn, oranges ,milksakes and lemons, honey ,cake.
Shirts shorts and boors and coats scarfs
Rows of seats and noisy fans,
And tickets and sponsers and wet green grass
Fit for Anfield stadium
I thought is good
Sea ocean and sand,and shells green
yellow red and blue and people swimming in the blue
And having fun and building sand castle and playing around,
Fit for everyone.
Crystal clear water and sunlight shining, and fish leaping in and out of the churning waves and seaweed waving slowly, and rough silver stones lining the ocean floor and grains of sand and seagulls high above
fit for the finest of summer days
football goals and cones and football boots time of season and erling haaland and goals
and strength and norweigen lad fit for man city
Calm sea and a bright sun, and a light breeze
with a happy picnic and playing in the sand,
And a tall stand and a small lifeguard and a pair of costumes,
lined up on the washing line and a soft, golden sand
-My stanza (“the beach”)
Calm sea and a light breeze, and a warm sun
Golden sand with sandcastles (tiny)
And swaying palm trees to have fun
Fit for kings on the sunniest days
catch some sea glass or something shiny
I liked it it was amazing
Raspberry ripple and mint, and chocolate galore,
Sour cherry and stuff you have never seen before,
Vanilla in tubs and bubblegum and tangerine,
Everything here is fit for a queen.
Salt water and coral,and stinging jelly fish gliding through the shallows and tropical colours,And starfish and boats and foaming waves,Fit for the king of the ocean.
chiring lowed and scoring goals and haveing fun all day long and sitting down and standing up and saveing goals fit for liverpool.
classrooms and playgrounds,
and working teachers,
and learning children,
and large halls,
and interesting Q rooms,
and loud music rooms.
Fit for a perfect school.
My stanza inspired by Claude Mckay:
Grains of sand and waves crashing, and sunlight beaming
with families chatting and children playing,
and people standing and with umbrellas standing tall and then night falls,
Fit for a perfect summer day,
Buildings tall and big and roads long and wide,
Houses small and wild and shops scattered around,
Airports and skyscrapers,buildings to bridges,
And restaurants and hotels and festivals full of people,
Fit for citizens from around the globe
This poem is very right and this is my version of it about cliffs in a beach.
Tropical sand and rocks and looming cliffs.
Emerald green grass and white chalk,
And caves and mystery and sea crystals,
Fit for holiday.
children playing and laughing and having fun,adults who’s watching and with friends, and eating and laughing and bird watching, Fit for family.
sunshine ocean and sand and laying down on the beach and ice cream relaxing and ball and tropical fruit and on the beach fit for a queen.
Its is a very nice poem very intresting!.
My poem is about a beach in cornwall!
Tropical seeweed and tides and beach shovel sunshine with hotness and beach buckets and sand and water and ice cream fit for holidays
spiky weeds and small barrels, and wasp nest
big looming trees and tall grass
and a big house and lots of darkness and hanging bats inside
fit for ME!!!
I like your poem and how you describe everyones FEARS!
I feel this is clever the way that Claude Mc Kay uses the metaphor “A wave longing through my body swept”because in that line it makes me realise that he is depressed and he feels like he wants to go home.
I found the poem really intresting what i like about the poem is that they add alot of emotions
I like the way that the author (Claude McKay) describes how he misses the fruit and how he also misses Jamaca.
This inspired me to write my own poem.
New kits and a stadium
And amazing mid-feilders, Goal Keepers, Defenders
And strikers and lots of fans,
A manager, captain and fresh new wet grass.
Fit for Arsenal
This is my poem. Chickendiner,macdonalds,burgerking,nandos,kebab,chickenwings,burgers,chipswith ketchup,lollies,icecream,beans,sausage fit for beasts
I think this poem is about memories in Jamaica because on the second stanza it says ‘ sat in the window, bringing memories of fruit trees laden by low singing rills, and dewy dawns, and mystical skies in benediction over nun-hills.’ This tells us that he misses his home and he’s feeling emotional.
The sentence ‘Fit for the highest prize…..’ is creative because it is like saying the fruits are the prize.
I think this poem was amazing because Claude Mckay had used his thoughts from Jamaica. All the fruits from the window bringing back memories from the past.
My poem is:
Sushi fresh and tasty, and crispy seaweed
Soya sauce in packets
And fried onion in another,
And mochi and ramen
And chinese crackers,
Fit for a girl like me,
I forgot to send my own version and here it is
Spicy ramen and fresh sushi and crispy seeweed,
bubbletea and mochi sweet,
and music and Blackpink,
Fit for a k- pop fan.
I loved this poem because i also miss my home and I love plants and fruit and nature .
I love this peom because he ueses memories and longing.
I liked the poem ‘the tropics of New York because it menshoned exotic fruits and missing family
This is my vertion of the poem
The Items of the bedroom
Smooth mattress and a bed frame and fluffy covers
Pencils a book and soft pillows ,
And a desk and draws amd a closet,
Fit for a bedroom
By pelin
I think that this poem is about Claude missing his culture and his home. I also like how the exotic fruit reminds him of his home town because that is something great to remember about it. My version of The Tropics of New York is:
Hot chocolate and blankets, and pillows too
Snacks and popcorn, and a movie for you
And dont forget your pets too and make sure to add
Your favourite food.
Fit for everyone in the room,’
I really liked this poem because it talks about food and nature.
This is my own version:
Chicken wings and curry and sausage’s and roast meat and milk, and Nandos and coffee and ginger beer, Fit for the king.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar JR ,and Kylian Mbappe ,Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland ,And Saka and Martinelli and Leo Messi ,Fit for football
I like the way the poet writes all of the exotic/tropical fruit in a list because it made me feel that he loves fruit a lot and also i like that he shares hes emotions and memories.
This is mine ,Ramen curls and kimchi ,and sushi crush with soy sauce and strawberry mochi ,and spice and flavor and condiments,Fit for koren .
I like how he talked about the fruits that he would eat and he describes how he feels. This my poem inspired by it.
Soft brushes and colorful paint and sharp pencils,only one draft
And coloring pens and paint and bright water colors
And lots of creativity
fit for a painter.
I think that this is intresting since he uses fruits he rememberd from Jamica.There all really exotic fruits.I like how Claude Mc Kay said he cant focus and started weeping.
Here is my poem i write.
Ramen spice, pizza and burger with chips.Apple,Mango,Strawberries,Pasta and prawns fit for everyone.
I thinck the peom is very inspiring so here is my own in thestyle fo claude mc kay
Arsenal saka and G.Jesus and ødeggard Martinelli
goal after goal and three two to the arsenal
three two to the arsenal three to the arsenal
three two to the arsenal fit for any arsenal fan
Love your poem Terry.
I think that it was really clever how Claude Mckay linked fruit to him missing his home it also touched me at the end with him being so emotional And missing his home
I liked the poem because the poet used exotic fruits
Cheering people and kids ,and angry coaches dazzling in music and yummy foods,And crowds and tickets and security gates ,fit for a football lover.
I liked when the author used sat in the window bringing memories of fruit-trees becuse it tells that he misses the fruits and his friends
Hi,i love the poem it reminds me of missing home every time i go to italy heres my version tropics of New York ;
Flamingos prancing and dancing and snakes slivering and shivering elephants drinking and trumpeting gazels leaping
Fit for a egiptian queen
I found the Tropics of New York interesting the strange names of fruit for example alligator pears (avocado) and the figurative language like “a wave of longing through my body swept”shows Claude McKay wants to return to Jamaica. This is my version of McKays poem
Massive burgers and fries,and banofee pie
Sprite with ice and a mcflurry
And ketchup and barbecue sauce and a film
Fit for people with no hurry,
I think the poem is about him having memories from his childhood.
Fresh bananas and cocoa in pods.
Flowing rivers and golden sand.
Mouthwatering mangoes and pineapples in trees.
I like the poem because it reminds me of tropical fruit in my country
I like the poem because its nice
France Paris and Eiffel tower best
place ever and great bakerys,and
welcoming people and luxurious
hotels, fit for the fancy
I like the poem because it tell me about tropical fruits.
Blue sea and yellow sun and beautiful sea creatures
and sharks that will tear you limb from limb
and kind people that give the cool fish from far far away.
This poem has inspired me to write my own but different version
My favourite players on the pitch are spectacular and they are Messi and Ronaldo and Mbappe and all the goals shine up to the loud cheering fans and soon they are going to to turn into icons so they score and the light go shine at the players .The fans are screaming so happy and they have won.
I liked the poem because it used new vocabulary and it made it interesting.
My poem:
Clear skies and warm air,
And crazy people that will stare,
Mother cries and father dives,
And making noise and reading minds.
Soon the night comes and we all run,
Making noise for everyone.
I loved it because it ‘s all about fresh fruit . Here is my poem.
Amazing grass and a glistening sun and great white cloud and fresh water flowing though.
I like when it says lots of and I the poem
clear skies and warm air and crazy people that will stare.
Mother cry and father dives.
Aeroplanes in the sky dropping flares in the night and fireworks in the night and trees wave good night for tonight.