Logan Grimes 2025 Lord Provost’s Poetry Prize winner
Tabled 13 October 2025 by Patricia Ferguson
That this House congratulates Logan Grimes on winning the Glasgow City Council Lord Provost’s Poetry Prize 2025, an annual poetry competition which celebrates the literacy talent of young people across the city; understands that Logan is a former pupil at St Clare’s Primary School, Drumchapel and currently attends St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Jordanhill, both within Glasgow West constituency; recognises that the competition invited Primary 7 pupils in schools across Glasgow to write poems sharing their experiences and perspectives of Glasgow, with this year’s theme, Glasgow, my city experiences, reflecting the city’s 850th anniversary; notes that over seven hundred poems were received and judged by the Lord Provost, the city’s poet laureate Jim Carruth, and senior officers from Education Scotland; further notes that Logan’s poem stood out for its creativity, use of Scots language, and vivid portrayal of life in Glasgow; commends Logan on this impressive achievement and congratulates the other four finalists on their success in the competition as well as all those who submitted an entry to the competition, with judges noting the creativity and passion displayed by all of the young people who took part; and thanks the Lord Provost of Glasgow for hosting the poetry competition which developed literacy skills and encouraged imagination across the city.