Speaking Words of Wisdom through Poetry

A group of Y7 students attended the brilliant Poetry Expo 2026 at the Exhibition Centre which was organised and hosted by our past student, successful poet Joseph Roberts. The event was centred around a World Cup theme of diversity and inclusion. Students watched an inspiring performance from Joseph and then visited a carousel of events and activities which promoted these values. The students got stuck into all of the activities and used them as inspiration to write their own poems throughout the day. The event culminated in a competition where schools presented their poetry to the audience. We are so proud of Luke and Ava who performed their poems so beautifully in front of the crowd! It was inspiring to hear all of the other poems and we were lucky enough to listen to Qian Zephaniah, Benjamin Zephaniah’s wife, perform one of his poems and speak to the students.