The world in my head
Nobody knows
that the world in my head
is blue and green,
and sounds like a bat’s wild shriek
2025 Poetry Competition now open!
2025 Poetry Competition now open!
Poetry is for everybody.
The World in My Head project aims to break down barriers by making poetry-writing accessible to children and adults with special educational needs.
Working with SEN schools, the project empowers students, through accessible word-based and image-based poetry prompts, to create their own poetry and share their voice with the world.
Competition
Find out more about our 2025 competition and enter online!
Students’ poetry
Read poems written by students in SEN schools using ‘The World in My Head’ poetry prompts
Poem prompts
Climb mountains and see stars! Browse and download poetry prompts to unlock your imagination