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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. "High quality, authoritative... a useful website
for lecturers who wish to add a strong 'writing and study skills' Web link
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Click here for Mission Possible: The Study Skills Pack
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Creative Writing <-> Science, a unique resource for schools and adults alike
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The Ecopoetry Study Packs, a remarkable compilation of poems & writing ideas centred on key environmental issues
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
Click here for: Testimonial - St Edmund's College
Click here for: Testimonial - Whitgift School
Click here for: Testimonial - Walcot Hall
"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."
Girls at Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Moniack Mhor, Arvon Course 2009 (Photograph by Rosemary Downey)
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
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): "Powerful Poetry" (GEM Case Studies).
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