The Northern Echo's Schools' Poetry Competition
The Northern Echo appealed to all secondary schools in the region to get involved and to get their pupils writing a poem to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
The war inspired some of the greatest poems in the English language and it was the current generation's turn to put their thoughts and feelings in words.
The winner, 14-year-old Olivia Skilbeck was chosen by a panel of experts and received the latest iPad. The top ten poems were included in a special edition of The Northern Echo published on Remembrance Sunday – November 9.
Click here to read Olivia's poem, Blood on the Battlefield, along with work by the other finalists.The competition, which is now closed to entries received a huge response from schools across the region and you can read their poems below.
Click on the title to read the full poem
Why fighting?
St.Bede's Catholic Academy
Aged 11
The Poppy
St.Bedes Catholic Acadamy
Aged 12
Welcome to World War 1
St Bede's Catholic Academy
Aged 11
I miss my father
St bedes
Aged 11
world war 1
st bedes catholic academy
Aged 11
gameover
st.bedes catholic academy
Aged 11
Poem of War
St Bede's Catholic Acadmey
Aged 11
NOWHERE TO BE SEEN!
St. Bedes Catholic Academy Lanchester
Aged 11
grandparents view of the war
St.Bedes Catholic School Lanchester
Aged 12
Our Fearless Soldiers
St.Bede's Cathlic Academy
Aged 11
WILL WAR END?
St. Bede's Academy
Aged 12
Stretcher Bearer
St. Bede's Catholic Academy
Aged 11
welcome to the war
st beads catholic Academy
Aged 11
Welcome to world war 1!!
St Beades Chatholic Academy
Aged 11
Poppy Fields
St. Bedes Catholic Academy
Aged 11
The War Horse
St.Bede's Catholic Academy
Aged 11
My Grandad Was A Soldier
St. Bede's Catholic Academy
Aged 11
Times Ticking
ST.Bede's Catholic Academy
Aged 11
The brave hearted
Shotton Hall Academy
Aged 13
love
shotton hall academy
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