October 6, 2016
The Prince of Wales, Joanna Lumley and PJ Harvey and 40 BBC Local Radio poets get ready to enjoy, discover and share poetry. Please read here.
National Poetry Day kicks off, with a call to ‘say it with a poem’
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Our recommendations: new poetry for National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day is all about enjoying, discovering and sharing poems. With the support of our publisher partners, we have curated four strong and varied lists of recommended
National Poetry Day announces new 40-book trade promotion as ‘poetry is booming’
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Cheeselog (a woodlouse), to geg in (to butt in) and fam (a familiar form of address for a friend) are among the distinctive local words that will be
10% off Poetry Book Society school membership
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Congratulations Kate Wakeling! Winner of CLiPPA 2017
Congratulations Kate Wakeling, winner of the CLiPPA 2017 (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award) for her first collection for children, Moon Juice, illustrated by Elīna Brasliņa, published by The Emma
