Spalding students are winners in Schools Poetry Competition
Spalding students are winners in Schools Poetry Competition
The Lincolnshire Schools Poetry Competition has been taking place in primary and secondary schools throughout Lincolnshire since it was first established in 1996.
We are pleased to announce that Savannah Hughes was awarded third place in the KS3 category and Brodie Stafford was awarded third place in the KS4 category. Both students received a certificate and a cash prize.
The theme for this year was ‘Choice’ and there were hundreds of entries submitted from all secondary schools so for Savannah and Brodie to have their poems chosen as the winners was a fantastic achievement.
This year’s competition was judged by Rob Elks, who the current Stamford Poet Laureate. When judging Savannah’s poem, he said “The poem is an excellent observation on personal ownership of choices. It has a lovely flowing pace and control of the rhyming format has to be commended. A fine structure and an excellent rounding off verse.”
For Brodie’s poem, he was equally as complimentary, and said “A succinct, powerful poem that embraces a very serious issue for society. To convey such a powerful message in such a short format takes talent and skill, particularly when you are using rhyme. Such impact with the last two lines; it really makes you ask many questions and also feel more than a little uncomfortable.”
The competition was promoted across all of the in the South Lincolnshire Academies Trust, where a student from Bourne Academy finished in second place in the KS3 category.
Daisy Bland, Assistant Headteacher at Bourne Academy who promoted the competition in the schools said “This is a fantastic result for our incredibly hardworking and talented students across the Trust. I am so pleased that their abilities have been recognised and that their work is amongst the very best in all of Lincolnshire – they really do deserve that commendation. Our entries into the Lincolnshire Schools Poetry Competition this year are part of our ongoing ‘communications’ agenda which includes a high focus on literacy skills, fostering a love of reading and honing effective speaking and listening skills which is a primary focus across the Trust this year.”