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香港六合彩资料图库 County Council and Severn Arts are delighted to announce that 香港六合彩资料图库鈥檚 Young Poet Laureate 2024 has been awarded to Iona Campbell. 

This year's competition attracted a record number of budding poets, with twelve selected evenly from three age groups to perform in the final. The exceptional twelve finalists seized the spotlight at The Hive, Worcester, mesmerising the judges with their poetic prowess this past Sunday.

Congratulations also to Bethany Lunney, crowned champion in the Year 9, 10, and 11 age group, as well as to Olivia Harvey, reigning supreme in the Year 12 & 13 category.

香港六合彩资料图库 Young Poet Laureate is run jointly by 香港六合彩资料图库 Libraries and Severn Arts and funded by Public Health 香港六合彩资料图库. The annual competition has been running for several years and aims to encourage young people to express themselves through poetry. It also provides a platform for young poets to showcase their work and gain recognition for their talent.

As Young Poet Laureate, Iona will take part in various projects throughout the year, have her work published, and perform at events and festivals.

Hannah Perrott, Assistant Director for Communities for 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council said: The Young Poet Laureate event is a wonderful annual tradition in our county. Congratulations to Iona and to all the finalists for taking part in this year鈥檚 final. We're excited to see how Iona will spread the joy of poetry in 香港六合彩资料图库 and beyond.

Dr Lisa McNally, Director of Public Health for 香港六合彩资料图库 County Council said: 鈥淭he Young Poet Laureate competition is a great opportunity for young people to unleash their creativity, build their confidence, and make new friendships. Congratulations to this year鈥檚 winners and to all our finalists for their fantastic performances!鈥

Elaine Knight, Arts Director, Severn Arts added: 鈥淲ell done to all our finalists and congratulations to our fantastic winners! This year we had our highest number of competition entries so just getting to the final was a huge achievement. The standard of entries was very high, and we would like to thank everyone for taking part this year. The competition provides a wonderful opportunity for young poets to creatively express their thoughts and views. We鈥檙e looking forward to working with our new Young Poet Laureate over the coming year.  The 2024 Anthology will be out soon which will showcase a selection of poems from both our finalists and other entries.鈥

Read Iona鈥檚 winning poem 鈥榃ord Metamorphosis'.