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Pupils In The East Riding To Benefit From From Poetry Workshops

Published: 24th May 2012 11:46

Pupils In The East Riding To Benefit From From Poetry Workshops

Yorkshire poet Andrew McMillan, son of Ian and a rising star of the UK poetry scene in his own right, is running poetry writing workshops in the East Riding to inspire pupils to create, write and perform their own original work.

Yorkshire has a rich heritage of writers, from Marvell to the Brontes, from Priestley to Bennett and, of course, the poets Simon Armitage and Ted Hughes. So is there another Ted Hughes sat behind a desk in a classroom in East Yorkshire?

Funded by East Riding Libraries and Arts Council England, Andrew McMillan will be leading free poetry writing workshops this month at Bempton Primary School, Quay Primary School, Burlington Junior School and Headlands School and Community Science College.

As part of this Poetry Scope project, selected primary and junior school pupils will be performing their original poems at the Bridlington Poetry Festival at Sewerby Hall from 10.30-11.30am on Saturday, 9 June and secondary school pupils will be performing their work from 10.30-11.30am on Sunday, 10 June.

Antony Dunn, director of the Bridlington Poetry Festival 2012 and manager of Poetry Scope, said: "We are delighted to have secured Andrew McMillan to inspire young pupils in the East Riding and to help them to create and perform their own original work.

"We are excited that children will learn to express their thoughts and feelings and may hone existing talents or discover new gifts through poetry.

"Participating schools share our passion for poetry and we are grateful for their co-operation at a busy time of year, which has meant we can showcase young poets at the Bridlington Poetry Festival."

Councillor Richard Burton, cabinet portfolio holder for civic wellbeing and culture, said: "The Bridlington Poetry Festival is not only a first-class event for poetry lovers in the East Riding and across UK it also provides various benefits to the local community and the poetry workshops are an excellent example of this."

Councillor Julie Abraham, cabinet portfolio holder for children, young people and local authority schools, said: "These visits provide excellent opportunity for pupils in the Bridlington area to benefit from the knowledge and expertise of a high-profile poet such as Andrew and will help nurture the talent of young writers."

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