Since the end of September, primary school children across England and Wales have been getting creative and writing poems, raps and haiku for Premier League Writing Stars.
The competition, based on the theme of resilience, has not only inspired pupils in the classroom. Stars from sport, television and the literary world have also been getting involved and their poems are below.
Think your school can do better? You have until 22 December 2017 to submit your poems.
Teachers and parents can register or nominate their child's school to take part in the competition at PLPrimaryStars.com.
Swansea City
💪 "When things get hard and the going gets tough, nothing but your best will ever be enough."
— Swansea City AFC CT (@SwansCommunity) November 24, 2017
The #Swans players with their own poem for #PLPrimaryStars' Writing Stars campaign. pic.twitter.com/15N3EtWTtb
Alan Shearer (PL Champion)
OK @mrdanwalker @KellyCates @skysarahjane @benshephard Here’s my #PLPrimaryStars poem. Fancy a go @IanWright0?@PLCommunities #resilience pic.twitter.com/jpm2mD2MNA
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) October 12, 2017
Alex Scott (Arsenal)
Time for you 2 get involved in the #PLPrimarystars national poetry competition,lets see what you've got #resilience 📃https://t.co/uuLFiJEJWK pic.twitter.com/Awm9H9B8J4
— Alex Scott MBE (@AlexScott) October 10, 2017
Jacqui Oatley (ITV, BBC)
It’s not too late to write your #PLPrimaryStars poem on resilience. Go to https://t.co/MvShCo1fQD. Here’s my effort... pic.twitter.com/qhAsURFmkx
— Jacqui Oatley (@JacquiOatley) December 19, 2017
Yannick Bolasie (Everton)
"To be brilliant, you've got to stay resilient…"@YannickBolasie leads the way. Now it's your turn…#PLPrimaryStars #NationalPoetryDay pic.twitter.com/TPYTZt81V9
— PL Communities (@PLCommunities) September 28, 2017
Ralph Krueger (Southampton chairman)
Here's @SouthamptonFC Chairman Ralph Krueger with a poem about resilience ahead of our #PLPrimaryStars literacy event today! #PLWritingStars pic.twitter.com/MUrLqRXAje
— Saints Foundation (@SFC_Foundation) October 30, 2017
Rachel Riley (Channel 4)
My go! #resilience Who’s next!? Get involved 💪 https://t.co/Gw2QFYeBvQ @maxrushden @AlastairBe #PLPrimaryStars https://t.co/5GkfV36BGg pic.twitter.com/vBm9QkAhHG
— Rachel Riley (@RachelRileyRR) October 10, 2017
Dan Freedman (Author)
Here's my #PLPrimaryStars poem @alanshearer @KellyCates @RachelRileyRR @DavidJonesSky @benshephard @BenShires @AlastairBe
— Dan Freedman (@DanFreedman99) October 15, 2017
Fail To Succeed 📝 pic.twitter.com/iO5OF965dG
Dan Walker (BBC)
Fancy writing a poem on resilience for #PLPrimaryStars ?
— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) October 9, 2017
Here’s mine... #EggClub@premierleague @KellyCates @benshephard @maxrushden pic.twitter.com/UFMq5ib3jO
Ben Shires (BBC)
Here's my stab at #PLPrimaryStars national poetry comp! Your kids can DEFINITELY do better, so get them involved: https://t.co/4KS88nlcUp ✍️ pic.twitter.com/sx6i2rOvIO
— Ben Shires (@BenShires) October 10, 2017
David Jones (Sky Sports)
A poem for #PLPrimaryStars @premierleague @AlastairBe @KellyCates @maxrushden @benshephard @mrdanwalker @AlexScott @skysarahjane @BenShires pic.twitter.com/THyJfufuEm
— DAVID JONES (@DavidJonesSky) October 11, 2017
Karthi Gnanasegaram (BBC)
Challenge set by @premierleague & met, I hope? My PLPrimaryStars resilience poem. With help from a little friend! Over to you @AdamHuntSport pic.twitter.com/sNo9e9M4hh
— Karthi Gnanasegaram (@KarthiSport) October 18, 2017
Adam Hunt (Premier League Productions)
Thanks to @KarthiSport for nominating me. Here's my @premierleague Primary Stars poem. Time for @JonChampionJC to shine! @PLCommunities pic.twitter.com/njXwHDBxAT
— Adam Hunt (@AdamHuntSport) October 24, 2017
Kelly Cates (Sky Sports)
Presented in the style of @charlie26adam #notes #plprimarystars pic.twitter.com/oOjNOaKh1M
— Kelly Cates ❄️ (@KellyCates) October 4, 2017
Michelle Owen (Sky Sports)
Here's my go at a poem on the theme of resilience for #PLPrimarystars 😀 @KellyCates @AlastairBe @premierleague pic.twitter.com/PUHbfGcMok
— Michelle Owen (@MichelleOwen7) October 15, 2017
Ben Shephard (ITV)
Just love #PLPrimaryStars comp inspiring kids 2 write poem on theme of resilience. Get involved at https://t.co/ttFzhzlFhl Here’s my effort! pic.twitter.com/hNinXiPrUB
— Ben Shephard (@benshephard) October 2, 2017
Max Rushden (Sky Sports)
I see you @benshephard & @KellyCates and I lower you this. My poem. #PLPrimarystars. pic.twitter.com/uObNLoY7Vd
— Max Rushden (@maxrushden) October 4, 2017
Hugh Woozencroft (BBC)
Inspired by #PLPrimarystars @mrdanwalker @AlexScott @benshephard @BenShires @maxrushden - A poem on Resilience. #diversity #poetry ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/cKuE7n1OZ4
— Hugh Woozencroft (@HughWoozencroft) October 12, 2017
Jonathan Samuels (Sky News)
A poem about STICKING AT STUFF! Can you write one too for #PLPrimarystars? @AlastairBe @skysarahjane @benshephard @maxrushden @mrdanwalker pic.twitter.com/uX5VEDFAsT
— Jonathan Samuels (@jonathansamuels) October 11, 2017
Lee Trundle (Swansea City)
I’ve loved hearing everyone’s poems about resilience for @PLCommunities’ Writing Stars competition so thought I’d give it a go too! pic.twitter.com/wLDCo142N1
— Lee Trundle (@LeeTrundle10) October 16, 2017
Patrick Barclay (Journalist)
Here's a poem on the importance of #resilience in the making of a goalkeeper like David de Gea. It's my entry for the #PLPrimaryStars competition. Can anyone do better? Remember it's got to be about #resilience. pic.twitter.com/migt3B5RFi
— Patrick Barclay (@paddybarclay) December 5, 2017
Peter Polycarpou (Actor)
#PLPrimaryStars #poem @premierleague @AlastairBe Here's my effort for the theme of #resilience pic.twitter.com/oZQ4cLe7kJ
— Peter Polycarpou (@polywallydoodle) October 21, 2017
