


The Poetry Plane is about Remembrance – Lest We Forget.
Children from around the World will be writing poems in recognition of the sacrifice of the Great War, The poem papers will be seeded with Memorial Flowers – the Poppy, the Cornflower and the Forget-Me-Not. We will be making 3 drops of poems written by children from around the World on 1 July 2025 at the Great War Somme Commemorations at Lochnagar Crater and Thiepval Memorial and at the Kiwi Memorial in Le Quesnoy. We also hope to drop poems at the Remembrance Service at the UK National Memorial Arboretum on 9 November 2025. I will be explaining the Plan, the Planes, the People and your Part in the Programme over the next 3 months.
Help us build a network to pass the word on. We seek to make the Poetry Plane an annual global act of Remembrance.
Where ever you are in the World, you have a part to play – pass the details of the Poetry Plane on or get involved. To School Teachers particularly, this programme is massively popular with children. You can get guidance, lesson plans, and poem paper at the links below. If you have a question, contact
info@ww1aviationheritagetrust.co.uk.
The People – Céline Plantain
Céline is a dynamic and inspiring teacher based in Hautmont in NE France. She is just the kind of person that you need in a voluntary project. Living in a part of France where the sacrifice of WW1 is all-around in the many cemeteries, she is dedicated to ensuring that her own students and others understand and respect the history of the Great War. She is a staunch advocate of the Poetry Plane and by her own efforts has reached out 8 French schools who are all writing poems. Not content with this, she has engaged 3 German schools, one Polish and one school in the USA. She is a fantastic Ambassador who in her own words is seeking
‘to bring to life the memory of World War I by embedding a strong message of peace, friendship, and brotherhood into a concrete, collective, and symbolic action. Through writing, nature, and connections with other children around the world, students will become carriers of memory and hope, both today and for the future.’
Want to know more? Want to join in?
https://ww1aviationheritagetrust.co.uk/index.php/ww1-poetry-registration/
Buy Poem Paper?
https://roamwildproducts.co.uk/collections/seeded-paper/products/roamwild-seeded-paper
Download Lesson Plan, Video and Slideshow?
https://ww1aviationheritagetrust.co.uk/index.php/poetry-temporary-landing-page/
Help us fund the project.
https://wwoneaviationheritage.enthuse.com/cf/the-poetry-plane