SIXTEEN little poets from Lowton St Luke's CE Primary School are to have their work published.

Their verses will be printed in Celebration 2000 Wigan in September.

The seventh year of the Poetry Now Young Writers' competition attracted 43,000 high standard entries from all over the country.

Pupils whose work will be seen in print are: Emily Part, Peter Kilbane, Stuart Burrows, Michael Geeleher, Gemma Cayton, Daniel Maalma, Rebecca Boardman, Claire Douglas, Darcas Lever, Danial Jones, Anthony Unzueta, Jodie Heaton, Danielle Duddle, Christopher Jenkins, Laura Edwards and Amie Parr. 284/167/30

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