Poems by
University Of Birmingham School
Year 7
2017-2018
All photographs and poems gathered here are the
work of University of Birmingham School’s Year 7.
They were created in collaboration with Stan’s Cafe
as part of a Friday afternoon enrichment series,
contributing to the school’s character education
programme.
Each set of poems has been inspired by a
photographic walk undertaken by each class visiting
one of the four areas around Birmingham from which
students are drawn.
Students have been encouraged to look at their city
and their photographs with a keen and imaginative
gaze (The Eye of a Poet) before translating what they
see into a series of poems.
These poems have been written using a range of
approaches including: strict Japanese Haiku, ‘fridge
magnet’ writing, writing from a title, writing from a
structure and free writing.
We had fun making this and we hope you have as
much fun reading it.
Year 7 and Stan’s Cafe
