Teaching Resources: Poetry in the Primary Classroom
On this page you will find Poetry in the Primary Classroom Teaching Resource Pack featuring African and diaspora poetry, reading materials and teaching sequences which were created during the Poetry in the Primary Classroom Programme.
Working with CLPE (the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education) and poets Ruth Awolola, Karl Nova and Amina Jama, we created informative videos and teaching resources that are now available to primary school teachers. These resources will enhance creativity in the classroom and increase children’s engagement in the literacy curriculum by way of African and diaspora poetry.
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Meet the African and diaspora poets from the programme
Meet Ruth Awolola
Ruth Awolola is a British born Nigerian Jamaican poet, workshop facilitator and youth worker currently based in Manchester. She writes for a variety of different audiences including poetry for children and young people and has performed her work across the country. She cites the natural environment as well as race and cultural upbringing as among the biggest influences for her work.
You can read Ruth’s poetry in Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry. You can also access the full collection of Ruth’s videos on how to teach African and diaspora poetry by visiting the CLPE website, or you can download the videos as part of the Poetry in the Primary Classroom Teaching Resource Pack by completing this registration form.
Meet Karl Nova
Karl Nova is a Hip Hop artist, author and poet. He is the winner of CLiPPA 2018 for Rhythm and Poetry, his first published collection. Born and raised in London as well as Lagos, Karl is a social commentator, creative writing workshop facilitator, broadcaster and cultural critic who creates platforms for other artists as he seeks to uplift, inform and inspire through this artistic expression.
You can buy Karl’s books The Curious Case of Karl Nova and Rhythm and Poetry, and you can access the full collection of Karl’s videos on how to teach African and diaspora poetry by visiting the CLPE website. You can also download the videos as part of the Poetry in the Primary Classroom Teaching Resource Pack by completing this registration form.
Meet Amina Jama
Amina Jama is a Somali-British writer and curator. An alumna of Barbican Young Poets, and member of Octavia WOC Poetry Collective. Her work explores displacement, dual cultural identity and family.
You can read Amina’s poetry in Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry and you can access the full collection of Amina’s videos on how to teach African and diaspora poetry by visiting the CLPE website. You can also download the videos as part of the Poetry in the Primary Classroom teaching resource pack by completing this registration form.
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