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Mario is a qualified teacher, lecturer and educationalist with a wealth of experience working with children and adults.
"Inspiring... Feedback afterwards was the most positive we've ever had for
an outside tutor." A.C. Clarke
"Packed with exercises that expanded the mind!
Constant surprise. Inspiration from new directions. "Helped me to see creative writing in a different light..."
"Plenty of ideas, especially to cater for the less able students
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Writing & Science: The Poetry Box, an innovative schools resource (The Royal Society/ Southbank Centre)
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Buckingham Palace opens its doors each year for school children to experience a themed day, including a reception with
the Queen. The idea for 2007 was a “Poetry Day at the Palace”. This involved 200 secondary school children from the London
boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Brent, Hackney, Lambeth, Newham and Westminster. Pupils were sent images of five objects
from the Royal Collection and used them as inspiration for an original poem which they brought with them to the Palace.
There, they were able to see the objects in situ and were given the opportunity of redrafting and performing their piece
with the help of a professional poet. Mario Petrucci was one of the 14 poets asked to lead a group this year.
To watch the poetry film, shot on the day, click here...
Feedback from Schools & Educational Residencies
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"A brilliant stimulus for students' own writing." "When is he coming back?"
- New Hall School
"His commitment to discovering new ways to reach and enthuse audiences has been proven... genuinely dynamic and approachable.
"Extremely impressed... I have no hesitation in recommending him to any
school or college... always focused, purposeful and stimulating."
"A poet who would explore sensitive issues and give the students the opportunity to express some of their
most intense emotions."
"Powerful Poetry." - GEM Case Studies
"A clear understanding of young people and ways to stretch and challenge their imagination..."
"Mario really went out of his way to adapt to the needs of a random group, on the spot. That isn't easy to do and showed that he has a great
"Good feedback from both the students involved and the staff members supporting... a really engaging - and creative - experience for them,
"We were surprised by the amount of ideas we'd generated (or rather, ideas which had generated themselves!) almost without us noticing...
"Meaningful and insightful... wonderfully articulate and captivating." "With Mario in the room my mind starts streaming word waterfalls..."
Girls at Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Moniack Mhor, Arvon Course 2009 (Photograph by Rosemary Downey)
"A basic rule of teaching - as in computer programming - is that you should always know (at the very least) a little more about what
click here for Mario's article on writing haiku for the World Haiku Festival at the Barbican
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Expanding sensory input. Brilliant facilitator."
Participant feedback: Making Poetry Workshops, Birmingham 2008
who dread creative writing..." "This is writing poetry by 'stealth'!" Teacher feedback: Dickens Museum CPD, 2011
to their reading-lists or electronic course module pages."
Intute (Arts & Humanities) [on Mission Possible]
Poetry Day at Buckingham Palace (October 2007)
A writer of stature, yet more than that he is a writer of the greatest generosity who can ignite the interest of others."
- Martyn Crucefix
- Julian Bell, Head of English
- Jackie Edelman (RN Submarine Museum)
"Brilliant, subtle and sympathetic... His activities, thoughts and ideas have clearly been developed out of his experience of working with pupils.
Just loved coming to these workshops, it felt like a treat." "Pacing, structure, support all unsurpassable."
- Southbank Centre (workshop participants)
empathy and experience of writing. I have come away with so many ideas and starting points. I was thrilled." - Workshop feedback (2010)
and great to see how excited and involved they got with words. I'd happily recommend him to other schools!" - Preston Manor
Lots of words, phrases, images, thoughts to follow up." - Participant feedback (Birmingham 2010)
"An amazing teacher... What a superb amount of information in one workshop! I have never known three and a half hours go by so quickly."
"So fortunate to have been able to attend your workshops, Mario. Each one is different and challenging and yet throughout every workshop
there runs a rich seam of wisdom, humanity and humility: a skilled tuning in to diverse people's needs, on the run."
- Participant feedback (Birmingham 2011)
Mario is ...
discover there's more to writing than meets the eye.
you're doing than what you happen to be doing. [Except when not knowing is what it's all about.]" Mario Petrucci
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