This year saw the return of the Mountbatten Poetry Festival. A proud tradition stretching back over fifty years, the poetry festival showcases students’ original poetry compositions. 

Year 7s were tasked with creating an original poem inspired by the Romantic poets. 

Students chose to write about the themes of nature, the imagination, childhood and liberty. Their poems cover diverse topics from a love of trees to the life of a homeless child.  

We are very proud of our wonderful poets and we hope you enjoy listening to their performances!

Poems and performers: 

Soar like a snowflake - Jess P 7CBN

My love of nature - Abigail R 7CBN

Waterfalls - Ollie H 7CBN

Nature’s Call - Lucy W 7RAD

A Squirrel - Samson B 7RAD

Water Lily - Amy R 7RAD

Spirits of the meadow - Becca N 7RAD

Waterfalls across the seasons - Finley R  7MJS

Life on the street - Rebecca M 7MJS

Fishing - Luca T 7TRN

What am I? - Daniyal I 7TRN

Save our environment, save our trees - Lucas R and Eddie G 7AWS

The Ocelot - Tyrese A 7AWS

Down by my home - Bessie I and Amelia W 7AWS

Plastic Motion - Zac M and Evan S 7AWS

In the gorsefields there was a tree - Lucy T 7DCR

A great oak tree falls - Jacob B 7DCR

Daffodils - Anna L 7DCR

Bricks - Ollie A 7IBR

Dreams - Lilly P 7IBR

Heaven hear - Evie C 7IBR

The butterfly - Ava H 7HHN

Where is our home? - Thomas K and Adam W 7HHN

If only - Isla N-W and Emily F 7HHN

Nature’s secret - Harriet W. 7ERL

The Woodland Trail - James W 7ERL

Our blackbird - Chloe M 7ERL