A partnership project between the North West Comino Creative Consortium (NWCCC), The Poetry Library at Manchester Metropolitan University and cultural partners in the region. The Portico Library participated for the second year, presenting the 19th century book collection as a hub for students to research.

Comino brings poets into classrooms to model their own enthusiasm and talent for reading and writing poetry. This is a unique way to empower pupils to explore their own talents. This project offers an opportunity for them to express their ideas and opinions, exploring their creativity and building confidence as they are inspired to create, write, and perform using the Portico Library’s collection as an inspiration with poetry coaching sessions lead by Abigail Maithri Cook.

Discover the pupil’s poems in this report below