Liz Lochhead, Scotland's Makar, worked with
pupils from nine Scottish schools, teaching them the craft of writing
poetry. She explained techniques developed over a lifetime of creating
some of Scotland's best-loved poems - poems drafted and worked on, until
the words and imagery are exactly what is required.
To ensure that the next generation does not
lose the writing skills she has developed and the creativity they offer,
Liz Lochhead worked with the schools through online, linking in video-tutorials
on the internet, discussing in online chat rooms, and monitoring the pupils'
work each week as it was uploaded to show how their poems were progressing.
Pupils from all over Scotland - from primary seven to sixth year - worked
with her using the latest technology.
The 'Liz Lochhead Collection' contains the
final poems which the pupils created amidst that mixture of traditional
craft and modern technology.
Enjoy!
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