Tag Archives: National Poetry Day

National Poetry Day – Extending the Celebration

Posted on October 9, 2025 by alibrarylady

National Poetry Day is the biggest mass celebration of poetry in the UK and a chance for all of us to share in the pleasure of poetry. This year it took place on Thursday 2nd October and it was wonderful … Continue reading →

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Celebrate National Poetry Day – A Reading Matters Special

Posted on September 28, 2024 by alibrarylady

National Poetry Day is the biggest mass celebration of poetry in the UK and a chance for all of us to share in the pleasure of poetry. This year it takes place on Thursday 3rd October and as my next … Continue reading →

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Poetry By Heart 2024 Competition launches on National Poetry Day, 5 October, at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Posted on September 28, 2023 by alibrarylady

After receiving a record-breaking number of entries in 2023, the 2024 Poetry By Heart competition will launch with a special live event at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare’s Globe on National Poetry Day, Thursday 5 October. Special guests will include … Continue reading →

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When Poems Fall From the Sky written by Zaro Weil illustrated by Junli Song

Posted on October 6, 2021 by alibrarylady

Over the past eighteen months as our lives have been restricted many more of us have discovered that nature has the capacity both to sooth and to inspire. This simply glorious collection of poems, stories and plays encourages us all … Continue reading →

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