03/10/2026
A reminder of where ‘You can’t capture the cost of a childhood lost’ came from.
The line is from a poem ‘The Creatives’ written by poet and PhD student Craig Houston as part of our campaign, which advocated for embedding the arts in every Scottish Child’s Plan.
‘The Creatives’ was inspired by a creative writing and spoken word workshop hosted by Craig.
“In the workshop, we got asked some intriguing questions like, “what would a world where Article 31 is a priority look like?” and “what does creativity mean to you?” We had a great time exploring these questions through writing, both on our own and in groups.
Then we shared our thoughts with each other – it was really inspiring.
Craig was asked by Articulate to create a poem inspired by our event, so he listened in on our conversations throughout the weekend. After the workshop, he kept working with us to turn our ideas into a poem called ‘The Creatives’. Each of us got paired with a question about creativity, and our answers became verses of the poem.
Some of our responses were really positive, talking about how much the arts mean to us. Others were more frustrated, talking about how creativity isn’t always encouraged in schools or care systems.
The poem is really powerful, and shows just how important the arts are and why they should be valued. The best bit? Parts of the poem will be displayed on billboards across Glasgow as part of our 2024 campaign to embed the arts in every Scottish Child’s Plan.”
