St Alphonsus Primary School pupil, Luqman, has won the Foundation’s inter-school poetry competition, in celebration of Black History Month!

The competition encouraged children from 10 of the Foundation’s partner primary schools to write about the importance of equality and diversity.

With more than 400 entries to the competition across our partner primary schools, coinciding with Black History Month and the Premier League’s No Room For Racism campaign, the entry from Year 6 pupil at St Alphonsus Primary School, Luqman, has been selected as the standout submission.

Here’s the winning entry from Luqman, whose school is based less than a mile away from Old Trafford:

Diversity is a gift,
A specialised prize,
Different skin colour,
Different eyes.

If the world was the same,
And no-one was unique,
Would we all play the same old game,
Always hide and seek?

Each face tells a story,
Unique and true,
Dreams and hopes,
Shining through.

When we all play together,
We’re just like glue,
The world is not the same,
And it won’t ever be,
Everyone’s unique,
It’s called diversity!

Well done, Luqman, and thank you for your wonderful words!