Poésíæ Motion
Step into a dynamic space where imagination meets innovation. This competition invites students to create a short animation that brings one of the selected poems in each language to life. (See below for the list).
Using tools such as Adobe Express, participants can unleash their creativity—experimenting with visuals, adding music, and even including narration to give their animation a unique voice.
While we recognise the power of technology and AI, this challenge is all about human creativity. Every entry must be student-generated, showcasing originality, skill, and personal interpretation.
Let your students’ imagination run free, and watch poetry transform into motion.
Selected poems for 2025
🇦🇪 Arabic - Khalil Gibran, Song of the Rain.
🇬🇧 English Language - Seamus Heaney, Blackberry-Picking.
🇫🇷 French - Robert Desnos, L'oiseau du Colorodo.
🇩🇪 German – Rainer Maria Rilke, Der Panther.
🇮🇹 Italian - Giosuè Carducci, Davanti San Guido.
🇯🇵 Japanese – Miyazawa Kenji, Night on the Milky Way Railway (poetic extract, adapted for verse).
🇪🇸 Spanish - Pablo Neruda, Oda al Gato.
🏴 Welsh – T. Llew Jones, Y Cawr a’r Wyddfa (The Giant and Snowdon).
The poems can be download here.