Emilie was a dynamic and interesting speaker who led our session with personability and skill. She was able to wow our pupils with her poetry, giving them a really good idea of what it takes to become a poet as she shared a love for her craft. She engaged our Year 8s with her personal experience, performing two of her poems for us, as well as setting them a poetry task which we cannot wait to explore. Emilie has a really lovely manner, and even though this was an online session, we felt that she was in the room with us. Thank you for your time and sharing your passion with us, Emilie!
Kirsty Thompson (Castle Court School)
We were visited by Emilie last week and the pupils were completely engaged with her speech for the entire session and have taken away some fantastic ideas to get involved with their own poetry writing. She was professional and had a brilliant rapport with pupils straight away.
Dominique Homer (Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School)
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Emilie Lauren Jones, Coventry's first Poet Laureate, has featured on local and national radio and television, including two award-nominated shows. She performs across the UK and internationally, is experienced in writing commissions, engaging in poetry projects, guest speaking and conference poetry. Emilie facilitates workshops for people of all ages, regularly visiting schools, care homes, and community groups as well as being a resident poetry in community spaces to share her love of words. Her first children's poetry book, ‘A Poetic A-Z of Awesome Animals’ (Caboodle Books) was released in October 2023.
