thank you so much for this event. My kids and I loved it. It is fantastic to see that, despite the time of year, Scotland’s weather and the litigation-loaded society we now live in, people are prepared to take a risk on outdoor events.I wish there were more of them. (The Botanical Gardens are good for these too and Lauriston Castle if anyone is interested)

There are not enough free-for-all type sporting events and I liked the fact that the kids were free to join in when they liked and the non-preachy approach of the facilitators. You all made a great team. I do hope that you can do this kind of event at next year’s City of Literature.

I would just suggest that you could ask the children to find rhymes or do other little literary games/exercises as the poetry input was lost on my little one.

However, he is more interested in a poetry book at home so there may have been apowerful subliminal message there…

We began making up a rhyme on the way home so if any other participants want to add to it, please feel free to.

I was Jackie Kay,

For a day,

At the Poetry Olympics.

I won the sack race,

My sister had a painted face,

At the Poetry Olympics.

Tossed a welly, that was fun.

Raced in relays for everyone.

Even mummy got to run,

At the Poetry Olympics.