A massive thanks to Michael Lee Richardson for his amazing LGBTQI+ Pride workshop with a group of our brilliant S2 pupils. They had such a great time working on blackout poems, creating a collaborative poem and discussing a range of topics from The Gorbals Vampire to storylining for Hollyoaks. Poem and pics below!

All Colours, All Pride – a group poem

Pride smells nice, like lavender
pillow spray that makes you sleep.
Pride is calming,
a mix of blue and red.

Pride is dyed lilac hair.

Pride is violets,
and sunflowers,
roses
and dandelions,
Pride is daisies.

Pride is yellow blonde hair.

Pride is blood and rage and danger
and balloons.
Pride is blush
and nail polish
and lipstick
and eyeshadow
and jasper.

Pride is a red pen.

Pride is a blue sea ocean,
calm and relaxed.
Pride is a clear blue sky.

Pride is sad and upset.

Pride is the blue stripes in the trans flag.

Pride is blue stars and seagulls,
Pride is the police,
Pride is drowning and depressed.

Pride is cold and winter.

Pride is orange, like Garfield.
Pride is a Minion.
Pride is confusion.

Pride is the colour of fruits, vegetables,
drinks.

Pride is all around,
Wherever you are.