Poetry at school is no longer a matter of merely reading. At many schools the curriculum includes the writing of poetry as well. Tonight four young poets from schools in the Stagshaw area will come to the microphone to read selections from verse of their own composition.
The Poets
Joan Charlton, (West Stanley Secondary School)
D. H. Cushing, (Newcastle Royal Grammar School)
R. N. Dixon, (Chester-le-Street Secondary School)
Arnold Hare, (Chester-le-Street Secondary School)
Introduced by Michael Roberts.