What an epic way to celebrate #WorldPoetryDay! Today, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire and a poet panel empowered pupils to find their voice and unlock their creativity, as part of #WestYorksPoetry Week. A huge thank you to our incredible poet panel and Tracy Brabin for inspiring today's generation.

In conjunction with The Literacy Trust & WY Schools Poetry Week poet Simone Yasmin performed one of her poems & lead a fantastic workshop with Year 9 students yesterday. National Literacy Trust Simone Yasmin✨ #poetry #communication

Does your school have a budding poet brimming with ideas? Someone whose creativity and communication skills deserve to be celebrated? Watch this video about #WestYorksPoetry and our search for the first ever West Yorkshire Young Poet Laureates 2023.

Sharing a recent project I produced "You Can't Ignore Us" a #zine & #exhibition co-created with #youngpeople Castleford Academy #spokenword #artist Simone Yasmin✨ + art therapist Will Jones. Commissioned by iniva

Students used #collage , song lyrics, #drawing , BSL sign language and more to express how they feel about the issues that matter to them. Images Jules Lister

Calling all schools in West Yorkshire! Do you have any budding poets in your class? So excited to find the first ever #WestYorksLaureate for the region - brought to schools by National Literacy Trust, Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire Combined Authority & Simon Armitage! literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/you… #WestYorksPoetry

It's day 7/9 of my crazy schedule and tonight I had a blast at the WoC Festival listening to these gorgeous women. Theatre in the Mill Shabina Aslam Rommi Smith Simone Yasmin✨ Aamta-Tul Baleem.

Teachers, are you looking to celebrate your pupils' creativity? Our #WestYorksPoetry poets want to share an exciting opportunity for your pupils to become ambassadors for poetry. Nominate your pupils to become the first #WestYorksLaureate literacytrust.org.uk/programmes/you…

And its Liveee🥳 Head over to #Spotify or any streaming site to hear our brand new podcast - Live at Compass Festival Listen in to our conversation with Linnet Panashe Rubaya | Artist Simone Yasmin✨ - nothings off the table as black creatives... listen here👂🏾👇🏾 buff.ly/3MWXGIL

Sometimes rest is resistance - Simone Yasmin✨ Do you feel pressure as black creatives to have a form of activism in your work? Here our thoughts on the pressure of being an activist or maybe even an ‘artivist’ in our latest podcast ‘ Live at the @compassfestlds Leeds Markets

Sisterhood Festival 24th of September Announcements ✨️✨️✨️✨️ We have the incredible Simone Yasmin Who will be delivering a workshop for us at the festival✨️✨️ Book your tickets here eventbrite.co.uk/e/sisterhood-f… ♡ ♡ #Bradford #bradford2025

Had a lovely time delivering protest poetry workshops for young people in Bramley last week! Thanks to We Belong Here, BARCA-Leeds & to our local councillors for coming along! #protest #poetry #spokenword

'I guess you have to detach a little [...] – just a little though.' Today in #PENTransmissions, Simone Yasmin✨ on the catharsis and trauma of performing poetry – part of our new series, Young Voices, showcasing Gen Z writers. pentransmissions.com/2024/03/19/rel…

Rowan class fully engaged in a Windrush poetry workshop with local poet Simone Yasmin✨

Rowan class writing their own poems with the help of local poet Simone Yasmin✨ #sjkliteracy #sjkhistory

#BirchClass unleashed their creativity this afternoon. 📖 A big shoutout to Simone Yasmin✨ for leading an inspiring Windrush poetry session! Thank you🌟📝 #SJKenglish #BestDayOfTheirLives Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust

Oak class worked with poet Simone Yasmin✨ today to consider how it must have felt to have travelled so far and experience so much when migrating to a new country. A lovely addition to our Windrush topic where we could also show off what we have learnt #SJKhistory #SJKenglish

🚐☁️We've been out and about again at Allerton CE Primary and Lawns Park with the amazing Simone Yasmin✨ getting our poetry caps on! And look at the results - truly future wordsmiths in the making🖊️ Leeds Libraries Child Friendly Leeds Leeds for Learning