Balby Carr

The first workshop as part of this great slam project was certainly a baptism of fire; ninety year seven kids, split between three poets (myself,Charlotte and Sarah) with an ultimate 12 winners being chosen to go forward. 

Each poet took thirty kids off to work with them on some initial ideas and, from this selection, 24 were invited back for a further masterclass; it was such a great mix of kids, those who were already confident, those who were shy and those who had never written before-everyone produced incredible work and it was a shame the competitive element of the day meant that only a few of the children could progress

The final 12 are a great choice though and represent a full cross section of the year group; they should be a force to be reckoned with at the south Yorkshire final in the summer!