Matthew Adjei

Daydream in Denmark Matthew Adjei

This collection of poems was the result of a poetry workshop organized on different occasions with the following teachers and their students in their respective classes in January and February, 2001 by Matthew Adjei (AFS Guest-teacher to Denmark, 2000/01): Fran Hopenswasser and the 3ENm2 studentsFran Hopenswasser and the 1Y studentsJette Thomson and the 1B studentsKirsten Holmegaarg Schwarze and the 1C studentsBenedikte Andersen and the 1A studentsLeif Stubbe Teglbjaerg and the 3ENs2 studentsall of Frederiskborg Gymnasium, Hillerod. It was an attempt to stimulate poetic inspiration in these students so that they may come to appreciate the beauty in poetry; and to also enable them to produce their own poems based on their own personal experiences. Once this spirit was re-awakened in these students, it was my fervent hope that they would keep the flames burning until one day some of them could join the universal symphony of the eternal echoes of poetry. When this is done, I shall be happy some day that the objective of this workshop was achieved. Matthew AdjeiAFS Guest-teacher to Denmark, 2000/01. 22nd January, 2001