Throughout the year, Ledbury Poetry works with local schools and teachers to develop and nurture a love for language, creative writing and literacy. We do this through workshops, readings and performances, classroom activities plus inset sessions for teachers.
Ledbury Poetry Children and Young People’s programme promotes opportunities both in and out of school.
Ledbury Poetry Work in Schools
Please get in touch with Dee.davidson@Ledburypoetry.org.uk for more information on what we can currently offer schools.
Aconbury Pupil Referral Unit
Pupils will get to work with renowned performance poet Polarbear.
Polarbear (Steven Camden) is one of the most thrilling spoken word artists in the UK. He has graced stages from Kuala Lumpur to California via Glastonbury and The Royal Shakespeare Company. His work has featured on BBC Radios 1, 3 and 6. A published author, Steven Camden has written three Young Adult novels: Tape, It’s About Love, and Nobody Real. As a playwright, his debut Back Down, was produced by the Birmingham REP and toured nationally in 2015. He was co-writer and script mentor on the Akram Khan Company’s Olivier Award-winning production Desh, as well as script writer for LIFT festival’s acclaimed production Turfed. His theatre piece Mouth Open, Story Jump Out, received five-star reviews and toured internationally. His most recent play, I Knew You, was performed at the Birmingham REP in 2017 and toured nationally. His poetry collection Everything All At Once was published in 2018.
Below is Margaret Atwood with students at John Masefield High School.
