Young poets get work published

YOUNG writers from the North Eastern Education and Library Board area have had their poems selected for publication in the province-wide book,‘Poetry Detectives’ – Northern Ireland.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Apr 2013, 14:05 BST
Peter Wilson of Camphill Primary School who is among a number of local pupils to get a poem published in 'Poetry Detectives'.Peter Wilson of Camphill Primary School who is among a number of local pupils to get a poem published in 'Poetry Detectives'.
Peter Wilson of Camphill Primary School who is among a number of local pupils to get a poem published in 'Poetry Detectives'.

In a recent competition organised by the Young Writers Company, a staggering 12,000 entries were received from primary schools across Northern Ireland, with only two schools being selected from the Ballymena area to have their pupils ‘creative writing’ chosen for publication.

Camphill Primary School and Portglenone Primary School had a total of 64 poems chosen for publication, with the writer of the overall winning poem in line to receive £100 worth of book tokens.

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One of the pupils who had his poem chosen, Peter Wilson, a P6 pupil at Camphill Primary School, said: “I chose to write my poem about animals because I love anything to do with animals - and I really enjoy watching animal documentaries. I was really shocked when the letter and certificate came through the post telling me my poem had been chosen. I’m really excited and I can’t wait to see my poem printed in Poetry Detectives.”

Mrs McMaster, Principal of Camphill Primary School, and Mr McClements, Principal of Portglenone Primary School, expressed their delight at being the two schools in the Ballymena area to have their pupils’ work selected for publication.

“It’s a great achievement for the pupils to have their poems published by Young Writers and I hope this will encourage them to continue with their creativity”, said Mrs McMaster.

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