By Anna Richmond | Digital Manager
Salvete omnes,
We had the most wonderful time celebrating the third edition of The Latin Programme Poetry Prize at The Broadway Bookshop last week. A huge thank you to all who joined us to hear the shortlisted poems and to share the delicious nibbles provided by Good Food and Ruttle and Rowe!
On the winning poem, Sally Ashenhurst's 'Daoist Painting', competition judge Brighde Mullins remarked, "This poem takes us into the artistic process through the senses and gives us the experience that the painter has--the prayerful act of paying attention to one flower. Paying attention means slowing down time which allows the making of something out of paint (or words) that may or may not last. That's the pleasurable risk of painting, or of writing poetry. The American poet Wallace Stevens has said that "accuracy of observation is the equivalent of thinking," and I find that yearning toward accuracy in this poem, and therefore that ability to think with the poet."
For those who were unable to make it on the night, or who would just like an opportunity to read the long list in full, we've created a digital booklet which can be downloaded as a PDF here.
And as we head into the Easter holidays, we're looking forward to another full term of creative Latin in-school Latin lessons, as well as wide range of extra-curricular projects. Read on to find out a little more about what we'll be offering over the coming months...
The Pauline Caulfield Competition
This year, we launched a very exciting competition in collaboration with renowned textile artist, Pauline Caulfield. In response to sessions on Pauline's work, our pupils have been working hard on writing haikus based on Latin names for plants, decorating their entries with their own creative designs. The winners will receive a visit to Pauline’s studio, as well as the chance to turn their design into screen-prints.
Pauline has an upcoming exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum (Pauline Caulfield Textile Works: 1968-2023), which will run from the 31st of March – 10th September, opening on the same day as the museum’s Andy Warhol exhibition.
The Latin Programme Roadshows
In collaboration with the Classical Association, we are delighted to be running a further series of our successful Roadshow events this spring.
This term, we'll be joined in schools by Alexandra Sheppard, author of ‘Oh My Gods’, who will be facilitating creative sessions with Key Stage Two pupils. The Roadshows are a fantastic opportunity for schools to receive a free morning of inspiring teaching sessions, and to experience a taste of what The Latin Programme has to offer.
Outreach - University Visits
We are very excited that in September this year one of our partner schools will be taking a trip to Jesus College, Oxford. The pupils will tour the college, hear from current undergraduate students about their university experience, and take part in subject-specific sessions. We are also currently planning an outreach collaboration for next term with the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck.
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