An entry from Erin at Holy Rood Primary School for the Eldon Street High Street Heritage Action Zone Unnatural History Poetry Competition run in conjunction with Fusion.
Schools across the Borough were given the chance to get their poetry featured alongside that of Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate. Simon is the Poet in Residence for the HSHAZ project and has written a poem called ‘Unnatural History’ inspired by Eldon St and contents of the old natural history museum that was located on the street. Students were invited to write a poem, like Simon, about an animal encounter on Eldon Street or in the Victorian Arcade.
