Poetry at Clarendon College

  You may remember from previous posts here and here, that I have been working with a group of talented Year 9 writers at Clarendon College, Trowbridge who wrote some terrific poems to commemorate the visit of the Olympic Torch Relay to their school. The poems formed one part of the school's contribution to The People's… Continue reading Poetry at Clarendon College

Young Writers Publish Olympic Torch Relay Poems

Yesterday was my final two hour session with the group of Year 9 students from Clarendon College, Trowbridge who are writing poems to commemorate the visit of the Olympic Torch Relay to their school.  The hard slog was done by the young writers as they shaped their rough drafts and ideas into poems to be… Continue reading Young Writers Publish Olympic Torch Relay Poems

Writing Poetry to Commemorate the Olympic Torch Relay

This morning I worked with seven Year 9 students (aged 13 and 14) from The Clarendon College, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, who are writing poems to commemorate the visit of the Olympic Torch Relay to their school.  The poems will be included in the Wiltshire 2012 Festival of Celebration at Hudsons Field, Salisbury on 11th July and… Continue reading Writing Poetry to Commemorate the Olympic Torch Relay