Poetry market is growing as audiences – and poets – diversify
The verdict from the first-ever Poetry Summit at London Book Fair
‘The poetry market is growing as audiences for poetry – and poets – are diversifying,’ said speakers
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Momtaza Mehri announced as London’s New Young People’s Laureate
Congratulations to 24-year-old Momtaza Mehri who has been named as London’s new Young People’s Laureate. Momtaza will work with Spread the Word for a year
IMTIAZ DHARKER ANNOUNCED AS LBF’S POET OF THE FAIR
The London Book Fair (LBF) is delighted to announce Imtiaz Dharker as its first ever Poet of the Fair. Imtiaz Dharker’s latest book, Luck Is
UNESCO Cities of Literature Celebrate World Poetry Day with a Global Gathering of Poets
Georgina Wilding, Nottingham’s Young Poet Laureate, to perform on the international stage in Granada, Spain.
Nottingham will be marking the day with Nottingham’s Poet Laureate, Georgina Wilding, joining
Keep reading, keep drawing, keep writing – and your imagination will expand
Well done to all the children who wrote a poem for the Imagine a Poem Competition run in association with Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and Amnesty International. We
John Lennon’s Imagine inspires children’s award-winning poems
National Poetry Day in association with Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and Amnesty International UK ran a special competition this year asking children to write a poem inspired by
Imagine a Poem the competition winners
For National Poetry Day 2017 in association with Frances Lincoln and Amnesty International UK, we ran a special competition asking children to write
BBC Local Radio and National Poetry Day win SILVER at the ARIAS
BBC Local Radio and National Poetry Day have won Silver in the Best Branded content or partnerships category at the 2017 ARIAS – the Audio and Radio Industry
Amani Saeed wins Art Speaks poetry competition
Scarborough Art Gallery painting inspires ‘Jesus Christ Goes Clubbing’
To many it is a familiar scenario. Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith’s The Disrobing (Despoiling) of Christ
WIN NATIONAL POETRY DAY RECOMMENDED TITLES
WIN NATIONAL POETRY DAY RECOMMENDED TITLES
Tweet us your favourite poetry and use our hashtag #NationalPoetryDay to win 10 incredible poetry anthologies
To celebrate
Bradford Poets on the big screen for National Poetry Day
BRADFORD POETS GO ON LOCATION TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY DAY
Poets from across the district came together on Bradford’s big screen today (THU) after going out
VisitEngland commissions contemporary poets to create new works for National Poetry Day
To mark National Poetry Day (28 September), VisitEngland has commissioned two contemporary poets, Remi Graves and Andrew McMillan, to create new ‘England poems’, celebrating London and Manchester respectively,
Mass outbreak of verse on National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day kicks off with the launch of a new BBC poetry and performance festival and report of a fresh boom in poetry book sales
The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2018 launches on National Poetry Day
The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition 2018 launches today, 28 September, to coincide with National Poetry Day 2017.
Run by leading poetry magazine The
National Poetry Day 2017 & a mass outbreak of verse
National Poetry Day kicks off with the launch of a new BBC poetry and performance festival and report of a fresh boom in poetry book sales
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’
Poetry is booming! Last year marked the best sales on record for poetry books in both volume and value, and demand continues to grow. Poetry is now challenging
BBC and National Poetry Day commission new poems around local words #freetheword
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
‘The Poetry Book Society is a great place for discovery… I wish my school library had offered me such poets‘ – Gillian Clarke, GCSE Syllabus Poet and Former
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
Celebrating National Poetry Day 2017: Contains Strong Language
Contains Strong Language, a poetry festival representing the hugely vibrant mix of poetry in the UK today will kick off celebrations for National Poetry Day 2017.
Celebrating National Poetry Day 2017: Contains Strong Language
Contains Strong Language, a poetry festival representing the hugely vibrant mix of poetry in the UK today will kick off celebrations for National Poetry Day 2017.
National Poetry Day Schools Festival in Hull
This year, National Poetry Day will be launched from Hull, in honour of its status as city of culture. Hull, with its proud abolitionist history, via celebrated son
National Poetry Day and BBC commission 12 new poems celebrating local words
National Poetry Day and the BBC are joining forces this year to discover and celebrate the nation’s great local words in 12 specially commissioned poems – one for
REVEALED! THE CLiPPA SHORTLIST 2017
Our partners at the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) have announced the 2017 shortlist for the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award (CLiPPA). This is
