Demand for the Junior Slam was so high this year, we needed to hold 3 performances! The event was part-funded by the Samuel Butler Foundation and Arts Council England, enabling us to put poets into schools where they worked with classes.
Following their two-days of coaching by poets from The Poetry Society, pupils from 13 schools took to the stage at RichMix to perform their work solo and in groups.
Cayley Primary School : Winner : ‘Best line’ from Naima, “not of straw and timber like two silly little pigs”
St Pauls Primary School : Winner : Best Poem from Nafisa, “My city my heart”, good imagery and rhythm
William Davis Primary School : Winner : Best group performance – well performed, with actions and without notes “This is what the grown-ups say…”
St Lukes Primary School : Winner : Best effort – performed extremely well on Zoom
Clara Grant Primary School : Winner :Best Individual performance from Tanisha – confident, funny and involved the audience.
St Annes & Guardian Angels Primary School : Winner : ‘Best line’ from Cleo, “the city changes like a chameleon”
Hermitage Primary School : Winner : Best Poem by Lisha, – lots of lovely imagery “red buses crawl around like ladybirds on a leaf”, “clippers like dolphins”
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School : Winner : Best group performance for their teamwork
Winner :Best Individual performance from Anisha, a passionate performance
St Johns Primary School : Winner : Best effort – Lila for returning to the stage and performing well
St Saviours Primary School : Winner : ‘Best line’ from St Saviour’s Group “when the sugar bomb hits you like a bowling ball hitting skittles”
Harbinger Primary School : Winner : Best Poem from Gaia, for good imagery and using two languages
Thomas Buxton Primary School : Winner : Best group performance – for teamwork, a well-constructed performance, good rhymes and well-delivered
Winner :Best Individual performance from Ayesha, for good use of poetic technique – similes, alliteration
Osmani Primary School : Winner : Best effort – for team communication and good structure to poems
