National Poetry Day 2016

‘Say it with a poem’: 9 poems with a message for National Poetry Day

To celebrate National Poetry Day 2016, we asked nine of our brilliant Poetry School tutors for poems with a message to share with the world. And here they all are! To see full details of each of the poems, click here.  

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‘The Adulteress’ by Kathryn Maris for National Poetry Day 2016

Happy National Poetry Day 2016! Today’s the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. The final poem of our National Poetry Day countdown is…

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‘Apples’ by Dante Micheaux for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we’ve asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. National Poetry Day is just a…

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‘Save The Date’ by Holly Hopkins for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we’ve asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. It’s Day Five of our poem-a-day countdown…

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‘Blue’ by Julia Bird for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we’ve asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. We’re posting one poem every day…

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‘Go On, Say Something In French’ by Claire Trévien for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we’ve asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. In the build up to the…

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‘A Butterfly’s Song’ by Rishi Dastidar for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we’ve asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. Starting today, we’ll be posting one…

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‘In the winter of 1962 my mother’ by Jacqueline Saphra for National Poetry Day

It’s National Poetry Day Eve and to celebrate we’re publishing another poem from one of our incredible Poetry School tutors on the theme of ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘. Jacqueline Saphra sees you into NPD2016 with her wonderful poem ‘In the winter of 1962 my mother‘! ‘In the winter of 1962 my mother’ was originally published in…

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‘Epithalamion, Memorial Day’ by R.A. Villanueva for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual mass celebration of poetry and all things poetical. The theme for this year is ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘, so we’ve asked a generous handful of our Poetry School tutors for a poem with a message to share with the world. As the clock ticks down to…

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‘Siberia’ by Tamar Yoseloff for National Poetry Day 2016

On October 6th, it’s National Poetry Day 2016, the annual celebration of poetry across the UK, and we’re getting involved every day this week with a helping hand from our Poetry School tutors. Our MA tutor Tamar Yoseloff provides our fourth poem on this year’s NPD theme ‘Messages: Say it with a Poem‘ with her wonderful piece ‘Siberia’. This…

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