Our Didcot Girls’ School Poet Laureate, Larika Jones, has been writing away, behind the scenes, working on her latest poem. Each term, I give the Poet Laureates I work with in schools, a new commission. Typically a single word, it becomes the point from which they grow a poem. I always encourage them to startContinue reading “Starting point for a poem”
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Witnessing the Magic: Patron of Writing, December 2020 Update
As you’ll know if you’ve been following my blog, I’ve been busy since September 2020, searching for new Poet Laureates in the schools, as part of my Patron of Writing role, then finding new ways to work with them online. I’ve also been leading poetry workshops with year 9 and I’ve been lucky enough toContinue reading “Witnessing the Magic: Patron of Writing, December 2020 Update”
Welcome back!
It’s a bit of a sigh of relief, to know that schools are OPEN after such a long, difficult period for so many families. I can’t wait to get back into some classrooms at Didcot Girls’ School really soon, to get all of year 9 writing poetry. It’s always a highlight of my Patron ofContinue reading “Welcome back!”
Elaine Baker - Poet 