Verbum Issue 1

The dictionary’s definition of creativity is ‘the use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness’. But creativity is so much more than this. It is not just a passion for creating that ‘something new’, rather, it is a fundamental skill and tool for a happier, more fulfilled and successful life. As a teacher of KSS English and a poet, I am an avid believer that everyone has the potential to express creativity in so many different ways. Verbum aims to do just that: showcase creative writing from our KSS students. The writing in this magazine nurtures the truly amazing talent that these young writers hold, and hopes that over time, they will continue developing their writing and share more of it into this world. As Sylvia Plath advises, do not doubt yourself, and Maya Angelou asserts, ‘You can’t use up creativity. The more you use it, the more you have’.

Here is a magazine that opens the reader to the power of the written word. Enjoy these words. Allow them to transport you to wherever they take you. And don’t be afraid yourself, to pick up a pen and put it to paper, or touch that keyboard on the laptop – let your narratives, real or imagined speak to others, empower them with your words!