CYP Now - #Chances4Children: Young people in Sheffield gain confidence through poetry

Looked-after children in Sheffield are gaining confidence and learning to express themselves thanks to a poetry writing initiative run during the pandemic lockdown.

The young people worked with a writer and musician to write their poems

Sheffield’s Children in Care Council have been working with author and Sheffield Writer in Residence Nik Perring, and musician Dominic Heslop, over the lockdown period to create a book of poems and launch a writing competition.

The group of 13-18 year olds, who have all experienced the care system, have met with Nik and Dominic every week in lockdown on Zoom and it has transformed their writing.

Jane, aged 15, said: “It’s been fun and enjoyable. We have all supported each other and been kind and encouraging to each other, helping each other finish pieces when we get stuck.

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