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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · 1d

Our founder and co-director Dr Julie Blake talks all things Poetry By Heart on the Mostly Book Talk podcast.

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Episode 35 - Poetry by Heart, an interview with Dr Julie Blake - Mostly Book Talk

Just in time for National Poetry Day, we have an interview with Dr Julie Blake the founder and co-director of Poetry by Heart. Working with schools across the whole of England, over 128,000 pupils tak...

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · 6d

Poetry By Heart competition 2026 is live. Register today and follow our tips for running your school competition, and maybe we'll see you at the Grand Finale at Shakespeare's Globe on Monday 6th July 2026!

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Jun 5

Check out this latest piece from judges Daljit Nagra and Li Berry! Visit @youngishpers.bsky.social for more. Read more here: wp.me/pdXz8Y-5FO #Poetry wp.me/pdXz8Y-5FO

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Daljit Nagra and Liz Berry

Poetry By Heart, founded in 2012 by former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion and Dr Julie Blake, is a national poetry recitation competition open to all schools and colleges in England. This year, over…

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · May 21

After record-breaking numbers of entries to the 2025 #PoetryByHeart competition, we can't wait to celebrate our finalists at @The_Globe 7 July! #Poetry won't just be lifted off the page, it will be blasted off! 🚀 poetrybyheart.org.uk/the-competit...

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · May 12

Check out our newest article from our Director discussing the challenges poetry faces in educational settings. #Poetry #Education
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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · May 8

News from the School Library Association - the longlist for the #InformationBookAward is announced AND an exciting new Book Club initiative with free books and more up for grabs 🔽
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Photograph of each of the 36 books on the shorlist for the SLA Information Book Award - lined up in height order and spine on. Very colourful they are too.

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · May 8

Thank you to every single person who took part in Poetry By Heart 2025. The results are in and you can view them on our website here! Where will you go next on your poetry journey?

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · May 1

Unlock a treasure trove of free resources for our May Calendar poems. You don't want to miss out! Register on our website here to get access: poetrybyheart.org.uk/register

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thanks to our friends at Macmillan, we have two sets of the next two titles in The Poetry Pharmacy series, Wild Remedy and Becoming, to give away. Drop us an email to info[at]poetrybyheart[dot]org[dot]uk by 5pm Friday 4th April to be entered into the draw.

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Jon Mason @masjono.social · Mar 6

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 6

A very happy #WorldBookDay to everyone getting involved and especially to all #teachers #librarians and #school staff ❤️

Are you sharing #poetry aloud today? Let us know if you are and tell us which poems you've chosen (dip into our Poetry Allsorts for inspiration) poetrybyheart.org.uk/showcase/3

Quotes from young people who love speaking poetry alound "When it's on paper, you can't really feel the emotion."

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The Poetry Archive @thepoetryarchive.bsky.social · Mar 6

This #WorldBookDay, the Archive invites you to celebrate the magic of reading with a collection of poems that explore the power of reading to transport, transform, and inspire.

Explore now:

World Book Day 2025 - Poetry Archive

This World Book Day, the Poetry Archive invites you to celebrate the magic of reading with a collection of poems that explore its power to transport, transform, and inspire. These poems capture the…

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World Book Day UK @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social · Mar 6

LIVE EVENT
⏰ 11AM today!
Join us for an exciting #WorldBookDay BBC Live Lesson with @bbc_teach with World Book Day author Joseph Coelho, this session will encourage 7-11 year-olds to read for fun.

Find out more - buff.ly/2ZHbSMs

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Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves @rshargreaves.bsky.social · Mar 6

Happy #worldbookday! Such a great event & always a favourite day as a teacher. I'm looking forward to another celebration of quality children's books this Sat. @uklitassociation.bsky.social 's fab Book Awards team will be hosting us group leaders & teacher judges to shortlist for this year's awards.

a drawing of an open book and a cup of tea with the words drink tea read books be happy

ALT: a drawing of an open book and a cup of tea with the words drink tea read books be happy

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PN Review @pnreview.bsky.social · Mar 6

Please join us at Castlefield Gallery on Thursday 3rd April for PN Review's Spring Readings 2025, featuring recent contributors to the magazine: Stav Poleg, Ophira Gottlieb, Philip Terry and Alex Wong!

More info and tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/carcanetpress...

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 6

Very much looking forward to an another inspiring and insightful @voice21oracy.bsky.social summit and talking #oracy and #poetry and the links between the two (see more poetrybyheart.org.uk/news/poetry-...)

Voice 21 @voice21oracy.bsky.social · Mar 6

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 6

A very happy #WorldBookDay to everyone getting involved and especially to all #teachers #librarians and #school staff ❤️

Are you sharing #poetry aloud today? Let us know if you are and tell us which poems you've chosen (dip into our Poetry Allsorts for inspiration) poetrybyheart.org.uk/showcase/3

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Mariah Whelan @mwhelanwrites.bsky.social · Mar 5

It's #GCSE revision time! I wrote an article about how you can use the Poetry By Heart website to support your #EnglishLiterature students with oodles of free resources.

RTs appreciated to spread the word :)

Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Do you teach #GCSE English Literature? The #PoetryByHeart website timeline anthology is dedicated to GCSE poems. Here Poetry Editor @mwhelanwrites.bsky.social explains how it can support your teaching practice and your students’ learning. #EduSky #Poetry #English
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Graphic of the Poetry By Heart 14+ timeline with poet images. As well as being able to filter the 14+ timeline by your exam board and cluster, we also have thematic tags. These tags cover topics like, ‘Eco-poems’, ‘Migration’ and ask big questions that young people care about like ‘Who am I?’. Filtering by these topics is a great way to source a mini collection of linked-poems where your students can practise their unseen poetry skills.

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Darren Chetty @darrenchetty.bsky.social · Mar 4

Please join @ksandsoconnor.bsky.social and me, plus our respondents Dr Lara Choksey and Mehrunissa Shah for the
@ucl-ias.bsky.social launch of Beyond the Secret Garden.

March 17th. Register:
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Book Launch: Beyond the Secret Garden: Racially Minoritised People in British Children's Literature

Join the Critical Childhood Studies Centre in welcoming authors Darren Chetty & Karen Sands O'Connor

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English and Media Centre @engmediacentre.bsky.social · Mar 5

' ... a triumph - of accessible analysis, of historical scholarship, of literary deconstruction and imaginative creation'

Glowing review for Beyond the Secret Garden in 'Childhood & Philosophy www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/childhood/ar...

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review of the book Beyond the Secret Garden: Racially Minoritised People in British Children’s Books, by Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor. English Media Centre, 2025.

A book review of Beyond the Secret Garden: Racially Minoritised People in British Children’s Books, by Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor. English Media Centre, 2025.

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Thank you!

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The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social · Mar 5

This ! #TeamEnglish #GCSERevision @poetrybyheart.bsky.social amazing resource ⬇️⬇️

Mariah Whelan @mwhelanwrites.bsky.social · Mar 5

It's #GCSE revision time! I wrote an article about how you can use the Poetry By Heart website to support your #EnglishLiterature students with oodles of free resources.

RTs appreciated to spread the word :)

Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Do you teach #GCSE English Literature? The #PoetryByHeart website timeline anthology is dedicated to GCSE poems. Here Poetry Editor @mwhelanwrites.bsky.social explains how it can support your teaching practice and your students’ learning. #EduSky #Poetry #English
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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 5

Do you teach #GCSE English Literature? The #PoetryByHeart website timeline anthology is dedicated to GCSE poems. Here Poetry Editor @mwhelanwrites.bsky.social explains how it can support your teaching practice and your students’ learning. #EduSky #Poetry #English
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Voice 21 @voice21oracy.bsky.social · Mar 4

We'll be joined by leading voices across the education sector including @alisonpeacock.bsky.social, @daisychristo.bsky.social & @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social at the Speaking Summit 2025.

Enjoy a day packed with expert insights & practical strategies. Get tickets now👇

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Poetry By Heart @poetrybyheart.bsky.social · Mar 4

Here's our favourite #pancaketuesday poem, but it's fun any day of the year! With only 22 words you have a good chance of learning it quickly then you can turn it into a fun interactive performance for your listeners. Find the poem, extra performance tips & more:
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The text of Christina Rossetti's poem Mix a Pancake
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in the pan;
Fry the pancake,
Toss the pancake, —
Catch it if you can.

On a decorative background with someone ladelling pancake mix into a pan.

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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · Mar 3

I have a poem in BASKET- do have a read, one of the best online poetry mags at the moment and some lovely poets in here: basketmagazine.co.uk/issues/issue...

Issue 3 - Basket

Basket is best viewed on desktop. We'd recommend mobile users switch to landscape mode in order to preserve the poems' intended forms. leena aboutaleb - Tears of the Kingdom Jessica Abughattas - Two P...

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