Thursday 14 October 2010 These five Ilkley youngsters had the chance to meet poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy after her sell-out show for children at Ilkley Literature Festival. The Princess’ Blankets, her tale about a princess who can’t get warm, was a magical mix of poetry, music and fairytale with musician John Sampson. The event at Ilkley Playhouse was sponsored by The Grammar School at Leeds. Emily Boggs, a Year 7 pupil at GSAL, said: “Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show. It was very funny and I particularly loved the way the music was worked in with the story.” Earlier in the week Y6 pupils from Westville House School enjoyed a Carol Ann Duffy poetry workshop at GSAL. Emily, a former pupil at Westville House, is pictured after the show with Carol Ann Duffy and other Westville House pupils. They are back (L-R) Desirée Caspers-Frankel, Westville House head girl, Emily Boggs and Tabitha Wood. Front (L-R) Sabrina Caspers-Frankel, Carol Ann Duffy and Abigail Boggs. (Photograph courtesy of Paul Floyd Blake, Ilkley Literature Festival.) Senior School News
