2021 Poetry Mosaic
2021 National Poetry Day theme of ‘Choice’
All the poems in the Litfest Poetry Mosaic respond to the 2021 National Poetry Day theme of ‘Choice’, and were submitted by members of the public and schoolchildren from the Lancaster area. The mosaic of images shows the the topics covered by the poems. You can either click on the link in the image, or search in the list below the mosaic.
Poet Hannah Hodgson curated a selection of outstanding poems from Litfest Poetry Mosaic, which were read online at a special National Poetry Day showcase event. This is available to view on the Litfest Youtube channel.
| First name | Surname | Poem Title | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aasiyah (Year 8, LGGS) | I have the power to choose … | Grief and death | ||
| Alan | Smith | Too Many Choices | Food and Drink | |
| Alan | Smith | Choice, Fate | Free will and fate | |
| Amelia (Year 7, LGGS) | Choices | Choosing | ||
| Amelia (Year 8, LGGS) | Choices | Nature | ||
| Aneesh | de Vos | Invisible Screens | Homelessness | |
| Angela | Cheveau | Inside These Walls | Family | |
| Anne | Banks | excuse my spanish | Love | |
| Anne | Geraghty | It's Not A Five Star Hotel | Refugees | |
| Anne | Holloway | Hanging On | Nature | |
| Anne | Holloway | Decision | Pregnancy and babies | |
| Beatrice | F. | Gem | Choosing | |
| Beatrice | F. | The Bright Spoon or the Dark Soup | Food and drink | |
| Bella (Year 7, LGGS) | There are lots of different choices in this life… | Free will and fate | ||
| Bella (Year 7, LGGS) | Messed up stuff! | Grief and death | ||
| Bernie | Jordan | Private Choices | Hospital | |
| Bernie | Jordan | Paradise Lost in translation | Consumerism | |
| Bev | Clark | A sister's choice: ways to remember | Family | |
| Bev | Clark | Human Choice | Diversity | |
| Bev | Clark | Compliance | Courage | |
| Bryony | Rogers | The Song of Our Making | Nature | |
| Bryony | Rogers | Stars | Life | |
| Bryony | Rogers | Small steps: All is Possible | Life | |
| Carol | Martin | A Doorway | Courage | |
| Carol | Martin | The Ivy on the Wall | Nature | |
| Cathy | Place | December | Grief and death | |
| Charles | Whitehead | My Mobile Bubble | Nature | |
| Charles | Whitehead | Crossings and Welcomes | Refugees | |
| Claire | Haden Dawes | Amanda | Love | |
| Claire | Haden Dawes | Falling | Desire | |
| Claire | Haden Dawes | The Nest | Desire | |
| Deirdre Haran | Wheatley | Brodgar | Ruins and remains | |
| Deirdre Haran | Wheatley | Wombtide | Pregnancy and babies | |
| Diane | Wild | It's My Choice | Grief and death | |
| Dotty S | Nelson | My Choice | Grief and death | |
| Eleanor | Denvir | Under Different Circumatancs | Desire | |
| Ellie (Year 8, LGGS) | Society makes my choices. | Food and drink | ||
| Esther | Vale | The World Is Big | Nature | |
| Evie (Year 7, LGGS) | Or? | Choosing | ||
| Grace (Year 7, LGGS) | Freedom and forbiddance | Choosing | ||
| Gracie (Year 7, LGGS) | The girl in the grass | Love | ||
| Haniyah (Year 7, LGGS) | Every choice we make… | Choosing | ||
| Harriet | Rosenthal-Stott | Decidophobia | Food and drink | |
| Hashbala (Year 8, LGGS) | Choices | Choosing | ||
| Helen | Constantinou | Starved for choice | Refugees | |
| Helen | Marsden | Tyr | Love | |
| Jakkoooo | Poem of Ongo | Choosing | ||
| James | Walmsley | The Margins of My Mind | Family | |
| Jo | Kirwin | Autumn Choice | Nature | |
| Johannes | Letsch | Twenty Twenty-One (2021) | Illusion | |
| John | Osborne | Hope against Hope | Food and drink | |
| John | Osborne | Out of a lump of clay | Art and writing | |
| Jules | Telford | My choice | Courage | |
| Jules | Telford | I chose a place | Nature | |
| Julia | Patten | Choice | Choosing | |
| Julie | Carter | The Birthday Present | Choosing | |
| Julie | Carter | I'm Talking about the Space. after Viktor Frankl | Free will and fate | |
| Katy | Marshall | Choose to Play | Life | |
| Kelly | Davis | The Visit | Love | |
| Kelly | Davis | Regret | Nature | |
| Kelly | Davis | Leda and the Swan | Art and writing | |
| Kevin | Dyer | Clutter | Grief and death | |
| Lam | Lem | I Still Remember | Family | |
| Linda | Goulden | Beyond Oor Ken | Choosing | |
| Linda | Goulden | Of Infidelity or Dawn and Dusk | Art and writing | |
| Linda | Hampton | Speaking my Truth | Truth and lies | |
| Linda | Hampton | It is time | Courage | |
| Lyu | Yueyan | Choice | Choosing | |
| Maria | Bertolone | The Illusion of Choice | Illusion | |
| Mary | Hodges | Spoilt for Choice | Food and Drink | |
| Mary | Hodges | The Burden of Choice | Free will and fate | |
| Michele A | Holden | Halcyon Days | Nature | |
| Michele A | Holden | The Little One | Pregnancy and babies | |
| Natalie Sorrell | Charlesworth | War Song vii: Last Post | Truth and lies | |
| Natalie Sorrell | Charlesworth | War Song viii: Occupation | Relationships | |
| Natalie Sorrell | Charlesworth | War Song ix: Behind Enemy Lines | Grief and death | |
| Peter | Haywood | Today | Here and Now | |
| Peter | Haywood | A Choice of Options | Work | |
| Peter | Haywood | Every Twenty Seconds | Life | |
| Richard | Hayes | Sumer Night by the River | Relationships | |
| Richard | Hayes | The Exit Model | Life | |
| Richard | Hayes | At the Waterfront | Nature | |
| Roveena | Ramsamy | Choosing the Light | Choosing | |
| Sarah | Mellen | The Wandering | Choosing | |
| Sarah | Payne | Lifetimes | Choosing | |
| Sarah | Payne | Whispers | Love | |
| Sarah | Payne | The break | Courage | |
| Susan | Osborne | The Animal Shelter | Nature | |
| Susan | Osborne | Bag o' Crips | Food and Drink | |
| Alona (Year 7, LGGS) | Choices! | Choices! | Life | |
| Bella (Year 7, LGGS) | Nature's Choice | Nature's Choice | Nature | |
| Mae (Year 7, LGGS) | Try | Try | Diversity | |
| Emily (Year 8, LGGS) | Good or evil? | Good or evil? | Courage | |
| Lenny (Year 8, LGGS) | Choice | Choice | Life | |
| Weronika (Year 8, LGGS) | Choices! | Choices! | Choosing |
