Poetry Slam Final

Following our day-long poetry workshop with Andy Craven-Griffiths and Sharena Lee Satti, we had five groups who made it to the TSS Poetry Slam final held on the 10th March 2025. All five performances were highly entertaining and thoughtfully interpreted the theme of ‘play’ that they had been given resulting in a tough decision for our panel of judges.

Last week, the winning group, George, Taylor, Kailan, Riley, Abdullah and Jacob, with their performance of ‘I’m in the Game’ were invited to take part in the Bradford-wide final at The Beacon, a venue touring Bradford parks as part of the 2025 City of Culture celebrations, and they really did us proud. They were confident and articulate when performing, polite and encouraging of other groups during the night and most of all, it was so lovely to see their respect and care for each other. Sadly, we didn’t win a trophy on the night but nevertheless it was a wonderful experience to be a part of and they particularly enjoyed being interviewed for the City of Culture coverage – we’ll be keeping a look out for you on TV!