Poet and artist Rose Flint has been working with pupils at Hardenhuish School, Chippenham, bringing poetry to their English classes.

Six year 8 English groups welcomed Ms Flint, who has recently been awarded a six-month poetry residency by the Poetry Society.

Her work with pupils was part of a national project to bring professional writers into classrooms to support the teaching of reading and writing.

Hardenhuish School was one of only four writers in residence projects in the country, funded by the Department for Education and Skills.

These projects were managed by a steering committee whose members include Poet Laureate Andrew Motion and representatives from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, Arts Council England, Booktrust, The Poetry Society and the National Association of Writers in Education.

Born in London, Ms Flint now lives in Bath. She is widely published in the UK and in Europe.

"Blue Horse of Morning" is her first full collection of poems.

Earlier this term, Hardenhuish pupils worked alongside Leo Aylen, a performance poet and actor, who inspired pupils with his dynamic and theatrical readings of his own poems.

Ms Flint helped pupils work on crafting their own poetry. She introduced or, in some cases, revisited six poetic forms, including the sonnet, ballads, renga, free verse, tercets (three line rhyming poems) and acrostics.

Isabel Palmer who organised the visit on behalf of the English department spoke highly of the response of the pupils.

"Rose was able to add validity to their writing. Our heads of dance and art are planning to extend the project through choreography and illustration of some of the pupils' poems," she said.