Tamil, Gujarati, Shona, Croatian and Polish are just some of the 35 languages spoken throughout Leicester

One hundred students from five schools wrote poems on the theme of sound. Representatives from De Montfort University, Phoenix Arts and BBC Leicester have documented the results.

The recordings have been made into a sound installation by members of the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Group at De Montfort University.

The installation goes on show at the Phoenix Arts Centre on Thursday 01 April until Sunday 04 April.

Sir Jonathan North students write their poems

You can listen to or watch youngsters from all of the participating schools here as well as read translations of their poems.

Sir Jonathan North Community College has students who speak Croatian, Shona, Kache and French. Read and listen to their poems.

Or watch Sir Johnathan North students recording their work on video. (56k)

Sakaria is a Dutch Somali

Students at Crown Hills speak languages including Swedish, Arabic, Hindi and Farsi.

Read and listen toall the students poems.

And watch the students making their recordings (56k) here.

At Beaumont Leys School Punjabi, Cantonese and Gujarati are just some of the languages spoken here. See and listen to all the Beaumont Leys students. here.

Or watch them making their recordings(56k) here.

Kathryn's Cantonese poem describes the sounds of her garden

Leicester Grammar pupils were the first to record for Being Heard. Students. They speak French, Polish, Tamil and Malayalam amongst others. See and listen to all the Leicester Grammar students.

Or watch them making their recordings(56k) here.