Ekphrastik Poem

26/03/2026 | Lucia Chavez (Y7)
QUICK, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SEE IF YOU CAN SPELL THE TITLE OF THIS POEM CORRECTLY WITHOUT LOOKING!!!

Not Long Ago

26/03/2026 | Aarika Das Panda (Y12)
If spring isn’t your thing and you’re just missing the cold clammy feeling of existential dread that winter provides, then maybe this is the poem for you

I Hate Winter

26/02/2026 | Sufi Irwan (Y7)
The Trump reference becomes infinitely funnier when you think about his fake tans and the fact that this poem is called ‘I Hate Winter’

Beyond Green

26/03/2026 | Amara Nwachuku (Y8)
I’m not sure what is propogating the rise in La Chât middle schoolers writing absurdist fiction for the Update but I’m even more scared of them than I was before.

First Day of School

19/03/2026 | Aarika Das Panda (Y12)
Why can’t life be like this again first day of school bringing in mini packed lunches but NOOO we HAD to get OLDER and do the IB. ugh.

Chasing the Unconscious 

12/03/2026 | Aarika Das Panda (Y12)
The Update team had a fun time trying to figure out what this poem was meant to represent…

Dead Shadows

12/03/2026 | Mayra Beck (Y7)
Y7 writes a horror story that would scare the bejeesus out of anyone

Greetings from Norway

12/03/2026 | Sufi Irwan (Y7)
Sufi writes a post card from Norway featuring casual terminology such as ‘fiskesuppe’ and ‘raspeballer’

Love Me

14/02/2026 | Sufi Irwan (Y7)
LOVE ME LOVE ME SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME FOOL ME FOOL ME GO ON AND FOOL ME
Happy Valentine’s Day!

December

13/02/2026 | Alex Gilbert (Y12)
Alex yearns to be back in summer where she shares her nostalgic memories. #toorelatable #imsocold #sendmetothebahamasrightnow #christmasisovernowwinterisdepressing