Sophie W ‘Highly Commended’ in museum's poetry competition

Year 8 student Sophie W has been ‘Highly Commended’ as a runner-up in the Poems on the Buses 2022 competition, run by the Museum of London.

Sophie’s successful poem has been published on the museum’s website as part of the National Poetry Day celebrations and will also be joining other works in the museum’s permanent collection.

The competition for young Londoners was on the theme of a London bus journey and ran in partnership with BBC100 and Transport for London.

Cecelia Knapp, one of the judges and the 2021 Young People’s Laureate for London, said:

“I found this poem so original. The concept of exploring two different types of bus journey, one on a weekday and one on a weekend, was so inventive and the way the poet chose to show us this, not just through their brilliant language choices but by how the poem physically appeared on the page, was just totally delightful.

“The bravery and confidence to stick to short lines was so effective. It made the poem punchy, rhythmical and carried us through the whole piece whilst managing to create two very different feelings. A really impressive poem."