The 2025 BLC poetry festival had a theme of ‘My Untold Story’. Six primary schools participated in this annual competition with nominated pupils performing their own poem in quarter and semi finals heats before a final event at Evelyn Grace Academy, hosted by performance poet Adisa and a judging panel made up of Evelyn Grace students and Principal Una Sookun. Everyone agreed that the standard of poetry was higher than ever and it was a very difficult task for the judges to select the top 3 poems for prizes. All participants were awarded medals in recognition of their fantastic creative writing.
The winning poem by Kemari, brilliantly expresses mixed feelings about the move from primary to secondary school:
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