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Tamil,
Gujarati, Shona, Croatian and Polish are just some of the 35 languages
spoken throughout Leicester
One
hundred students from five schools wrote poems on the theme of sound.
Representatives from De Montfort University, Phoenix Arts and BBC
Leicester have documented the results.
The
recordings have been made into a sound installation by members of
the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Group at De Montfort
University.
The
installation goes on show at the Phoenix Arts Centre on Thursday
01 April until Sunday 04 April.
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| Sir
Jonathan North students write their poems |
You
can listen to or watch youngsters from all of the participating
schools here as well as read translations of their poems.
Sir
Jonathan North Community College
has students who speak Croatian, Shona, Kache and French. Read
and listen to their poems. 
Or
watch Sir
Johnathan North students recording their work on video.
(56k)
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| Sakaria
is a Dutch Somali |
Students
at Crown
Hills
speak languages including Swedish, Arabic, Hindi and Farsi.
Read
and listen to
all
the students poems.
And
watch the students making their recordings (56k) here.
At
Beaumont Leys School Punjabi, Cantonese and Gujarati are just
some of the languages spoken here. See
and listen to all the Beaumont Leys students. here.
Or watch
them making their recordings (56k) here.
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| Kathryn's
Cantonese poem describes the sounds of her garden |
Leicester
Grammar pupils were the first to record for Being Heard. Students.
They speak French, Polish, Tamil and Malayalam amongst others. See
and listen to all the Leicester Grammar students.
Or watch
them making their recordings (56k)
here.
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