Congratulations to all!
Thank you to everyone who took part in our 2023 Hackney Poets of the Future Competition.
This year the theme was 'special people'. Children were asked to write a poem using Valerie Bloom's poem 'You are' as inspiration.
The judges were extremely impressed with all the poems. Everyone should be very proud.
We are delighted to share the winning entries with you. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we did.
Click on the images of the poems below to open and read them.
Key Stage 1
1st place
My Dad
By Carla Mouanda, Colvestone Primary School
2nd place
My Mother
By Ibrahim Hassan, The Olive School
3rd place
Keeva
By Emily, Our Lady and St Joseph’s Primary School
Key Stage 2
1st place
You smell of banana bread
By Annabel, St Dominic’s Catholic Primary School
2nd place
My Dad
By James, St Dominic’s Catholic Primary School
3rd place
My Mum
By Saffiyah Hussain, The Olive School
Special Commendation
My Mum
By Alissa Abwoyo-Atek, St John and St James Primary School
All entries
You can also read all the entries in the Our Special People - Anthology of Poems (PDF)