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National Poetry Day UK

UK-wide celebration that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry on the first Thursday in October.

This year's theme is COUNTING.

 

We've curated a brilliant selection of poetry recommendations for Children, Young Readers, and Book Clubs. Browse our lists below!

I heard a Bird
Blow a Kiss, Catch a Kiss: Poems to share with little ones
Pick and Mix Poetry: Children's verse chosen by Julia Donaldson: A stunning gift collection, perfect for every bookshelf
Spooky Poems Aloud: 25 Poems to Frighten and Delight
A Lot of Silly: A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense
Watch Them Grow!
Find Peace in a Poem
Where the Heart Should Be: The Times Children's Book of the Week
The Hidden Story of Estie Noor
The Day The Numbers Spoke
You Are Not Alone: Poems by Shauna Darling Robertson
Red Sky at Night; Poet's Delight
And I Climbed, And I Climbed
Heroes and Villains: Poems About Legends
Choose Love
Who Let the Words Out?: Poems by the winner of the Laugh Out Loud Award
Somehow, Somehow
The Big Amazing Poetry Book: 52 Weeks of Poetry From 52 Brilliant Poets
Poems as Friends: The Poetry Exchange 10th Anniversary Anthology
Ambush at Still Lake
ISDAL: a Guardian and Irish Times Book of the Year 2023
Soul Feast: nourishing poems of hope & light: a companion anthology to Soul Food
Self-Portrait as Othello
Material Properties
Divisible by Itself and One
Mapping the Future: The Complete Works
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