POET Bernard Young put his literary skills to use when he visited youngsters at Darlington's Abbey Infant School.
Mr Young, from Driffield, East Yorkshire, was invited by the school to pass on the road safety message through poetry.
Children have been visited by Darlington Borough Council's road safety officer, Norma Sheppard, who told an assembly how to avoid risks on the road.
Mr Young, who has had poetry broadcast on local and national radio, took part in writing workshops with year two youngsters.
Their poetry efforts could be published in a book to spread the road safety message.
Headteacher Elaine McCue said yesterday: "Poetry can lend itself to any subject, and it is an issue we are very much involved in here, through initiatives such as the safe routes to school scheme."
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