_Poetry for Heroes: Barts Charity

Poetry for Heroes is intended to spread a little joy and encourage creative spirit during what is an incredibly tough set of circumstances for all those who work in the NHS.

So far, over 26 poems have been submitted to the account and over £500 has been raised to support Barts Charity.

Two weeks ago we hosted an Instagram Live on our main Instagram account to promote the initiative. Jessica, along with James Pace, the Head of our Kensington office, took over the Knight Frank account to discuss the importance of creative outlets during this time and why the work Barts is doing is so important.

In order to raise further funds, we created a poetry competition where we encouraged our followers to submit their poems and donate to Barts – the reward being a feature on our blog.

From the entries, we picked five of our favourite poems to showcase the power of poetry amidst the chaos of life during Covid-19.

To donate to Barts or write a poem for Poetry for Heroes, please follow the links below:

The Winning Entries 

What a time to be alive

Don’t believe the newspaper lies

Locked in, locked down

My virtual yoga instructor sighs

Inhale in, exhale out

The sessions over before daylight

Reality of today, clouded with doubt

Praying optimistically with all my might

Never again will we have this moment

Where the businesses are shut

And the streets absolutely silent

With our minds at rest

Remind, embrace and smile

The natural wonders around you

Just as you were a young child

Seeing the world from their point of view.