We were really proud of all of our entries from Years 7 to 9. One of our Year 8 students; Ella Chacksfield was named and one of the Commended poets. Ella has now been invited to be part of the Suffolk Young Poets workshops with guest poet Karl Knights.

A Walk to the Allotment by Ella Chacksfield

We shove our small feet into boots with a wink and a smile,

Ready for the journey ahead,

My eyes fill with blur when the sun joins with me

I think twice about jumping in puddles when trees flow over me

Then a scent from gran's palm raises lavender through my cheeks and brunette hair,

I giggle and feel like a lady, plush with colour

We carry on walking, to the green grassy allotment, left in our gaze,

The pull our boots off with a pop of water from the puddles we jumped in,

Ready to sit by the fire and drink hot chocolate.