One thing that came up in our final staff meeting with Alice is that we are really short of good poetry anthologies to use with the children in school; Alice was saying that most of the anthologies we do have are quite limited in the range and style of poems that are included. There are so many poems around that we shouldn't limit children to only hearing/reading funny poems or nonsense poems. Poems can cover every human emotion and children can enjoy hearing serious poems or thoughtful poems as much as adults. We do them a dis-service if we only expose them to poems that entertain but never make them think or see the world in a different way.
It would be great if we could use the remaining money in our budget to resource some really good quality anthologies for use across the school. This would help to sustain the work that has already started through this project.
I am also planning to publish an anthology of the children's own poems from the project through a free online company. Families will then be able to order a copy to keep and school will be able to order some as well. It would be a brilliant way to create a permanent and lasting 'legacy' (if that is the right word) from the creative project and a way of celebrating the fantastic work created by the children.
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