Poems To Live Your Life By.

"I am sending confident individuals off to secondary school knowing that, through the Power of Reading, they have gained the skills that will help them to thrive." Read Year 6 teacher Matthew's blog on the impact of Power of Reading in his classroom: ow.ly/qzjC30kNvcW

“I love reading poems aloud. It's like ironing for the soul.” Helena Bonham Carter said this. When she read A Poem for Every Day of the Year. Out now, by the way if you would like her to read you a poem a day. amazon.co.uk/Poem-Every-Day…

“Though it is a lie, or at least in my case, that a woman forgets ‘her anguish in the joy’ etc, yet to see Frank’s pleasure and to feel that it was our son was intense happiness..." Kathleen #Isherwood on the birth of her son Christopher, 26 August 1904

“Sweet smell of phlox drifting across the lawn— an early warning of the end of summer. August is fading fast, and by September the little purple flowers will all be gone.” -The End of Summer, Rachel Hadas

Over 4500 teachers have attended our Power of Reading course - will you be next? Learn how to raise children's literacy achievement in your school: ow.ly/E82G30lkMD9 #powerofreading #primaryschool #kidslit #edchat

It's #NationalPoetryDay in exactly a month. A day when the words for all that really matters will be at tongue-tip, within finger-grasp. Are you ready to celebrate #poetryforachange? nationalpoetryday.co.uk/celebrate-nati…

Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair is coming! Raid the piggy banks for a trolley dash round 90+ book stalls. #FreeVerse18 bit.ly/freeverse18

The 2018 Betjemanprize finalists have been announced. Go to our website to find out more and to read the names of all shortlisted poets! betjemanpoetryprize.co.uk. Winner revealed on #NationalPoetryDay!!

"We wound up a chalky precipice of great sweep and length, with steep downs rising over it; sheep on the summit showing themselves against the sky. A fine moon rose, and lighted us over the downs to Horndon.” Ann #Radcliffe, 21 September 1798

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Do you know a child aged 7-11? Well Marty the Mighty Nose - a great initiative from Fragrance Foundation UK to let kids explore their sense of smell – needs your smelly poems! Read our article to find out more and how to enter! ow.ly/dC8n30lXE1R

Calling all Bookshops. Poetry Karaoke. It's a thing: why not get started on it for #NationalPoetryDay on Oct 4. (Next Thurs!)? Thank you to Scottish Poetry Library& @SophieherX ow.ly/rmgR30lZDAA #PoetryKaraoke

My student Jan Borysiak reading his prize-winning poem ⁦Betjemanprize⁩. Thanks ⁦Creative Multilingualism⁩ ⁦OxfordSpiresAcademy⁩

With trains bellowing behind and crowds pausing their commutes to watch, home-schooled 12-year-old Ide Crawford from Macclesfield was crowned a worthy winner. Listen to her poem ‘The Moors’ here betjemanpoetryprize.co.uk/2018-winner

Thank you Sam Lane Photography for capturing the mood of our prize giving yet again!

Thank you Swansea International Festival and Swansea Lord Mayor for an unforgettable evening with Sir Karl Jenkins Lamentation and Amineh Abou Kerech #SwanseaInternationalFestival #aplaceforpoetry

2018 Betjemanprize judge Zaffar Kunial has been shortlisted for TS Eliot prize with his debut collection, Us. If you haven't read it, get yourself a copy! theguardian.com/books/2018/oct…

Happy #WomensDay2019 ! This poem by Audre Lorde - A Litany for Survival - has hung on my kitchen wall for years, various kitchens - so long the dedication has faded, but the poem still strikes the chord. Audre, a woman ahead of her time, who still strides ahead of ours

Why not celebrate Women's Day by listening to some wonderful poets #aplaceforpoetry #womenpoets #womenday2019 bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04…