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Poetry Day at Buckingham Palace (October 2007) 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 - 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. 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

"Extremely impressed... I have no hesitation in recommending him to any school or college... always focused, purposeful and stimulating."
- Julian Bell, Head of English

 
Mario is ...

Author of a substantial creative writing resource for schools and adults, The Ecopoetry Study Packs, free from the Poetry Society's website.  (Click here)

Originator of a unique and accessible creative writing pack utilising science as a spur for fresh work... and no scientific expertise required! Free for schools, colleges and individual writers. (Click here)

The creator of an important Study Skills programme at Oxford Brookes University, which includes a superb set of essay-writing tips for students and tutors (available to all, free of charge, via the Royal Literary Fund website). (Click here)

A member of the Poetry Society/DfEE 'PoetryClass' scheme, tailoring strategies for class creativity and delivering INSET in schools across the country (formerly for Edexcel).

A Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund at Oxford Brookes University, devising innovative projects for adult literacy and student study skills.

A visiting/resident writer in the classroom (Whitgift School, Latymer school, Tilbury schools, Walcot Hall, etc.), able to deliver creative writing across the curriculum: eg poetry and war.

The Imperial War Museum's first poet in residence, running creative literacy programmes for London schools.

Now the Imperial War Museum's official Literacy Consultant, dealing with applied, adult and family literacy.

Co-Founder of ShadoWork - collaborative writing, voice training and performance technique.

An Arvon tutor.

A qualified teacher of physics (Secondary level).

Active in educational residencies of all kinds.

 

Girls at Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School discover there is more to writing than meets the eye.

(Photograph by Rosemary Downey)

 
 

click here for a sample of Mario's writing exercises

WHAT A PERFORMANCE - Linking Drama and Poetry

click here for Mario's article on writing haiku for the World Haiku Festival at the Barbican

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Click here for Mario's AGENDA article on writing workshops

 

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