This is the text from the Clore Duffield Poetry and Literature Award
announcement
Writing for our Lives
Children from nine primary schools in West Cumbria will be given the
opportunity to explore local literature and poetry, inspired by the Lake
District, and to work with local poet Natalie Burns to write poems around the
theme of "What is it like to be a child today in Maryport, Cumbria?" for publication in an anthology. Whilst inclusive, the project will also be used to
support targeted groups such as Gifted &Talented or children with behavioral
problems. Partnership with the local Library will help to source appropriate
literature from around the county and will also enable the dissemination of the
published anthology to the community. The specialist advisers liked the way in
which an entire cluster of primary schools had conceived this project, with the
library as a shared resource and with an eye on involving the wider community in the results.
Since the bid another school has come on board so project now includes ten Maryport Schools.
announcement
Writing for our Lives
Children from nine primary schools in West Cumbria will be given the
opportunity to explore local literature and poetry, inspired by the Lake
District, and to work with local poet Natalie Burns to write poems around the
theme of "What is it like to be a child today in Maryport, Cumbria?" for publication in an anthology. Whilst inclusive, the project will also be used to
support targeted groups such as Gifted &Talented or children with behavioral
problems. Partnership with the local Library will help to source appropriate
literature from around the county and will also enable the dissemination of the
published anthology to the community. The specialist advisers liked the way in
which an entire cluster of primary schools had conceived this project, with the
library as a shared resource and with an eye on involving the wider community in the results.
Since the bid another school has come on board so project now includes ten Maryport Schools.