FOBISIA POETRY COMPETITION Lauren Ebsworth Assistant Principal The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur
The FOBISIA Poetry Competition that took place in the 2022-2023 school year was based around the theme 'Where I Go'. The competition was hosted by The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur and aimed only at Primary Students in KS2. The event created a platform for students to showcase their literary talents in poetic form around the given theme. London-grown Poet Sara Hirsch introduced and judged the competition. The entries clearly showed that students were able to express their imagination, emotions, and perspectives in a creative manner. The students used a variety of language features as well as their own self-reflection to produce captivating pieces of poetry. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made it possible to host this online poetry competition. FOBISIA's dedication and support have created a wonderful platform for young poets to shine, and we're deeply appreciative of your efforts in nurturing creativity and talent.
"Firstly, I just want to say how difficult it was to choose winners and runners up for both categories. Honestly, every single shortlisted poem is a winner in my eyes. They were all so varied, so unique, and so brilliantly written. It made it very hard to pick winners! I could hardly believe that all these poems were written by primary school children. Not to mention that some of them were written by people for whom English isn’t their first language. You should all be incredibly proud of yourselves for creating such interesting poems full of so many different themes and ideas.” Sara Hirsh, FOBISIA Poetry Competition judge
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