About thirty S.4-6 Literature in English students attended the renowned English poet Wendy Cope’s talk on ‘Life, Love and Family in Contemporary Poetry’ in the HK Book Fair 2011 with their teacher Mr Lau.

Our students loved Ms Cope’s reading of her poems so much that they asked her to autograph their copies of her poetry after the talk. In the question-and-answer session, our students expressed their appreciation for the sense of humour in Ms Cope’s poetry and asked her enthusiastically for tips on poetry writing. The organizer, the British Council, was impressed by our students’ enthusiasm for English poetry.

Going to the talk prepared, our students gave Ms Cope a lovely surprise by saying ‘Happy Birthday’ to her after the talk, and Ms Cope was such a kind lady that she spent time chatting with them and agreed to take a photo with them. Our students thoroughly enjoyed Ms Cope’s talk, from which they learned a great deal.

Event Date(s): 2011-07-21

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