Poetry Envisioned Through the Global Goals
Write Now: The World We Want is the 2026 theme of the Spoken Word Poetry Showcase, an ECA programme that empowers Key Stage 3 students to use their voices with purpose while developing confidence in writing, performance and publication.
Live Poetry Performances
Our Year 7 and 9 students will perform their poems live in the Theatre on Thursday 25th June (1:00pm–2:30pm), celebrating their growth as writers, performers and globally-minded young people. Through spoken word poetry, students will share powerful reflections on the world around them and their hopes for the future.
Theme: Write Now – The World We Want
Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), students explored important global challenges including climate change, inequality, conflict, wellbeing and access to education. Through poetry, they considered a central question: What kind of world do we want and what must we do now to create it?
A Journey of Poetry with Purpose
The journey began with a collaborative mindmap exploring People, Planet, Peace & Justice, Happiness & Health and Creativity & Education. Responding to the question “What world will you write?”, students combined their strongest lines into the class collaborative poem Write Now: The World We Want, which will open the showcase and demonstrate the power of collective voice.
Students then selected a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to research, exploring why it matters, who is affected and what actions can create positive change. Their findings inspired the ideas, emotions and imagery that shaped poems envisioning a fairer, kinder and more sustainable future.
From Page to Performance
Through a range of poetic forms, students experimented with language, structure and technique to shape voice and message. They also studied spoken word performance, analysing how voice, rhythm, tone and gesture can transform written words into powerful performances.
Former 2024 Poetry Showcase participants Alpha and Khongkwan, now in Year 9, returned as mentors, supporting Year 7 students throughout the writing and rehearsal process. We thank them for their dedication to helping younger students grow in confidence as writers and performers.
Published Anthology and Poetry Art Exhibition
Each student wrote poems inspired by their chosen global issue and designed accompanying poetry art prints, carefully using images, colours, fonts and layouts to enhance meaning.
Their work is published in a class anthology that will be archived in the National Library of Thailand, making them published authors and contributors to conversations about the future of our world.
A Celebration of SDG Youth Voices and Hope
As their facilitator and a spoken word poet myself, I am incredibly proud of the courage and imagination our students have shown. Through research, collaboration, creative expression and public speaking, they have learned that their voices matter. Their poetry reminds us that change begins with ideas and becomes possible when we dare to imagine something better.
Join us in celebrating their achievements and be inspired by their vision and belief that the future is something we can write together — word by word.
No booking is required. Simply take a seat on the second floor of the Theatre, ensure your mobile phone is on silent, and enjoy the performances.
