Poetry competition for young Londoners on life in the pandemic era

NHS London and Transport for London have launched a poetry competition for young Londoners, aged 12-15, to reflect on how their lives have changed since vaccinations were rolled out in the capital over a year ago.

The competition seeks to give young Londoners the opportunity to talk about their experiences and what their hopes are for the year ahead. The top ten poems selected will be printed and put up at the author’s local tube station.

How to enter

• Write a short poem or spoken word poem (100 words max) about the successful roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme and what it has meant to you personally.
• Send your poem to poetry@nhs.net by midnight on 21 April 2022 with the subject line ‘NHS London/TfL poetry competition’.>
• In your email, include your name, age (school years 7-10 permitted), home/school station, and confirmation of parents’ permission.

Please note, all entries must comply with TfL’s Advertising policy, which can be found at content.tfl.gov.uk/tfl-advertising-policy-250219.pdf.