April 27th 2018
The Patterson Recitation Competition, named in honour of a former Head of English, Mr Robert Patterson, who retired in 2009, is awarded for the best recitation from memory of a short poem. This year’s competition was an impressive occasion, and the judge commented on how good-humoured it was: there were more competitors than ever before, and they had given up holiday time to learn poetry. They delivered their pieces in a range of styles, and finalists supported one another beautifully. It was extremely hard to pick winners. The seniors – who chose their own poems and volunteered to take part – were particularly impressive, with not a memory slip among any of them. The juniors had some surprising moments of intensity from unexpected quarters, and many polished, thoughtful performances.
The results were:
Junior Competition – Third: Archie Burton; Second: Jack Pyman; Winner: Oscar Welchman
Senior Competition – Winner: Malhaar Shah
Tom Payne
English department
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