{"id":2317,"date":"2015-04-27T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T23:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2015-08-19T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T05:17:20","slug":"london-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2015\/04\/27\/london-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"London Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi there,\u00a0my name is Sarah and I\u2019m a third year Creative Industries (Art and Design History) and Business student currently three months into my exchange at Regent\u2019s University London. If you can’t tell from the following I’m obsessed with food and art, making London an absolute dream.<\/p>\n

I thought I\u2019d start my illustrious blogging career by trying something a little different and attempting to encapsulate my exchange experience so far in poem (if you could call it that). I promise some more detailed posts will be coming your way but I wanted to set the tone and give everyone an idea of my relationship with the ever-charming city of London.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

London O London<\/strong>
\nA poem by Sarah Thomson
\n<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\"Processed<\/a>
\nLondon O London
\nYou\u2019re transport is so efficient
\nBut curse you Oyster (card)
\nYou robbed me<\/p>\n

Charming Bethnal Green
\nMy home away from home
\nGentleman’s club on the corner
\nOrganic veggies across the road<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8876\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Night bus in the wee hours
\nIt feels like rush hour
\nMonday is no excuse
\nDoes this count as performance art?<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8537\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Walks along the canal
\nGetting lost just for fun
\nFlower Markets and vintage shops
\nGasworks silhouetted<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8868\"<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

Squirrels in the park
\nAggressive swans
\nDaffodils pop up wherever they please
\nThere\u2019s a pug on the tube (!)<\/p>\n

\"squirrel\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Vinegar on my chips
\nMayo AND tomato sauce
\nBecause why not have both
\nAllgood st.<\/p>\n

The rich are stinking rich
\nThe poor are really poor
\nBankers drive Porches
\nMost people take the bus<\/p>\n

People get by
\nAs well as they can
\nWe all try together
\nTo pay our exorbitant rent<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8857\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Marble floors and bronze busts
\nSo much history in one place
\nYou stole those Greek sculptures
\nYou sneaky poms \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8439\"<\/p>\n

More galleries than you could
\nPoke a black turtleneck at
\nPristine palaces
\n\u201cI\u2019ve only seen that in books\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0257\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tate Modern is cool
\nTate Britain is better
\nSaatchi is flashy
\nA kayak slides across the floor.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_9612\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Barbican
\nOxford Street rush
\nNotting Hill
\nBorough Market treats<\/p>\n

\"IMG_9285\"<\/a>\"Processed<\/a><\/p>\n

Keep left on the road
\nKeep right on the stairs
\nDon\u2019t worry about road rules
\nRun.<\/p>\n

They found a plague burial pit<\/a>
\nNext to the tube station
\nThere\u2019s one under a supermarket too
\nYou\u2019re full of surprises<\/p>\n

Brick Lane
\nShoreditch
\nCronut
\nFalafel<\/p>\n

Cereal at 5pm
\nGod I\u2019m so full.
\nIs that an Oreo cake?
\nI can fit it in.<\/p>\n

\"FullSizeRender\"<\/a>\"IMG_9811\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Warehouse gig in Hackney
\nComedy in Camden
\nFilms at the Barbican
\nMarylebone high street<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8497\"\"IMG_9665\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Borris bike in Hyde Park
\nRoses at Regent\u2019s
\nPretty pastel houses in a row
\nYou never slow down<\/p>\n

\"IMG_8565\"\"IMG_8566\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I know I sound mean
\nBut you are your own breed of lovely
\nGrimy old London
\nHow I love thee<\/p>\n

(This is all in good fun, please don\u2019t critique my technique. Creative writing students I\u2019m looking at you.)<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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