Description: A video created for Islington Library & Information Service as part of their contribution to 'National Poetry Day' on Thursday the 4th of October 2001. Adults sat within Islington Town Hall read poems to the camera. Councillor Leish Fullick, the Chief Executive of Islington Council reads a poem about Islington called 'The Inner City' by Mike Merchant, Councillor James Kempton reads 'Pedlars Caravan' by William Brighton Rounds, Councillor Margaret Dunn reads 'The Owl and the Pussycat' by Edward Lear and Jonathan Slater, the Director of Education for Islington Council reads Michael Rosen's poem 'By Mash Potato'. The adults are followed by a series of children reciting their own poems (many on the topic of carnival) before an audience in a classroom setting. The children featured are Alice Markey, Christien Fitzpatrick, Mukil Menon, Gloria Azubuike, William Buckley and Melody Azubuike. The video includes brief views of locations around the Borough including Islington Town Hall on Upper Street, a section of the Grand Union Canal, Sadler's Wells Theatre, Highbury Fields and Clerkenwell.