Octopus Medicine – Young Peoples Creative Writing Workshops
Photo by Kaitlyn Robbinson
Ever wondered how a cuttlefish talks? Or how a hermit crab finds a home? Ever wanted to know more about the ocean that surrounds our island? Poet Becci Louise took young people on a creative adventure and explore the wonders of the ocean.
These workshops encourage young people to learn about the creatures that inhabit the seas surrounding Portsmouth and find out what they can do to protect them. With poetry writing, art-making and exploration, these workshops they were perfect for creative souls and budding environmentalists.
Becci Louise is a poet, performer educator, and author of Octopus Medicine, poem-stories for young and old alike. She captivated the young people with her verse stories of an octopus who dreams of stars (and gets caught by a fisherman!). Letting the magic of the watery worlds she conjures inspire them to create their own poems and stories.
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO SEE EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE ILLUSTRATED POEMS CREATED BY THE WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS:
Octopus Medicine – Young Peoples Creative Writing Workshops
For young people aged 10-14, these workshops ran at the following locations:
Tuesday 22nd Feb:
Alderman Lacey Library, Tangier Road, Copnor, PO3 6HU
Southsea Library, Palmerston Road, Southsea, PO5 3QQ
Wednesday 23rd February:
North End Library, Gladys Avenue, Northend, PO2 9AX
Carnegie Library, Fratton Road, Fratton, PO1 5EZ
Thursday 24th February:
Central Library, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2DX
Portsea Library, Queen Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3HN
Friday 25th February:
Cosham Library, Spur Road, Cosham, PO6 3EB
Paulsgrove Library, Marsden Road, Portsmouth, PO6 4JB
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Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the kind support of Portsmouth Library Service.