A Day To Remember: Michael Rosen Visits Christ's Hospital School
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Esteemed children's writer, performance poet, broadcaster and political columnist Michael Rosen paid Christ's Hospital School a visit as part of the National Year of Reading celebrations on 30 September.
The former Children's Laureate spoke to the junior students in the theatre, delivering a fun, upbeat talk on 'Ways of Writing.' He then performed his famous poem 'Chocolate Cake' to the delight of everyone present.
"Mr Rosen was hilarious and I loved every moment of his performance!" says Henry Sweatman (11), who attended Michael's talk in the Theatre.
Michael also ran a separate talk for A Level English students and the Senior Creative Writing active, leading a tremendously interesting discussion about creativity, writing and finding inspiration.
Michael's visit was an incredible experience for the students, witnessing first-hand the power and importance of storytelling.
