What a great time was had by everyone as we celebrated the awesomeness of poetry this week at St Lawrence. The power and joy that can be obtained from words was palpable in every activity that was arranged for World Poetry Day, 2022. On Monday morning pupils were greeted to the delightful spectacle of their lockers covered in gorgeous postcards each one bearing a beautifully handwritten stanza or two. I cannot emphasize enough what a joy it was when pupils brought their postcards to class for inspiration and discussion. Fantastic stuff! Later that day we experienced the immediacy of being ambushed by Pop Up Poetry recitals in the middle of our lessons - it’s always healthy to be bombarded with the wit and wisdom of verse when you least expect it.
We were then treated to a star studded and lively assembly broadcast from the hallowed halls of the English Department. We also had a blast creating our own Limericks in lessons which were then chalked up graffiti artist style on the corridor walls of the English Department with great gusto. Finally, many an intrepid explorer embarked upon The Poetry Treasure Hunt - boldly searching out clues and braving the elements in these bracing times. A humongous thank you to everybody involved – we all had rhymes presented to us on colourful picture postcards, messed about with words, ambushed each other with recitals, tracked down an elusive ode and had buckets of fun making up some pretty punchy Limericks.
