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Worcestershire's Young Poets Anthology 2023

Published by holly, 2023-07-31 14:09:11

Description: Each year Worcestershire’s young poets have the opportunity to compete for the coveted title of Worcestershire Young Poet Laureate. Jointly run by Worcestershire County Council Libraries Service and Severn Arts, the poetry competition aims to inspire and encourage children and young people to write and perform poetry, to make their voices heard, and to explore issues that matter to them.

We are delighted to be sharing them with you and celebrating the creative writing talent that is evident within the county.

The competition is judged in three age categories: school years 6, 7, 8, school years 9, 10, 11 and school years 12, 13. A winner is chosen from each category, and one overall winner secures the title of Worcestershire’s Young Poet Laureate. This year, each entrant submitted two poems: one on the subject ‘time’, and the other on a subject of their choice. Those selected to attend the competition final performed their poems to a panel of judges.

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["","Worcestershire s Young Poet Laureate Competition A collection of writings by Worcestershire s young poets \u201cThank you ever so much. I realise what hard work went on behind the scenes to make such a lovely positive event, every single one of those young people were incredibly talented and it was a privilege as a parent to sit and listen to all of those fantastic poems. I really was blown away by them all.\u201d Participant\u2019s Parent \u201cIt was an absolute honour to judge this year\u2019s Worcestershire Young Poet Laureate Competition, alongside \u2018The Poet With Punch\u2019 Matt Windle and previous winner Faith Taylor. The atmosphere on the day was electric. The young writers moved us to tears, made us laugh, inspired us, and challenged us.\u201d Holly Winter-Hughes, Competition Judge \u201cThis collection of poetry by young, inspiring poets clearly demonstrates the enormous breadth of talent we have in Worcestershire. We are very proud of the Young Poet Laureate Programme as it provides a real opportunity for young writers to develop, sharing their voices on a wider platform and taking inspiration from other young people.\u201d Elaine Knight, Arts Director, Severn Arts"]


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