St Mary’s University Modern Language Poetry Live event
17 June 2026 @ 18:00 – 20:00
Competition – Poetry Live … en français, auf deutsch, en español
By invitation.
What is it?
Poetry Live is a competition, organised and hosted by St Mary’s University, for Year 8 pupils from schools who regularly host St Mary’s trainee teachers on placement. The focus is on spoken poetry performance in French, German and Spanish. There are three main aims of the competition:
• To celebrate language learning for pleasure and challenge
• To develop memorisation and pronunciation skills
• To explore literature and culture through poetry in another language
We have identified Year 8 pupils for this competition to motivate and encourage them at a crucial stage in their language learning. Please note that the competition is aimed at non-native speakers of the language.