Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry speaks to our common humanity and our shared values, transforming the simplest of poems into a powerful catalyst for … Read More
Celebrate National Poetry Day (6th October 2023) or World Poetry Day (21st March 2024) with an in-person or live streamed workshop from As Creatives! National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration on the first Thursday of October that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry. As every year, we have developed a brand new poetry … Read More
Why not take a trip around the world with Country Clerihews, a lively and engaging mix of literacy and geography that will have your pupils penning poetry in droves? After a busy and interactive assembly (which can be streamed, if needs be), exploring what poetry “is” and sharing some of our favourite verses, the … Read More
Specifically developed to support students gain both confidence and skills in analysing unseen poetry, The Art of Analysis introduces them to three of the keystones of literary analysis (theme, events and traditions) – then guides them through an ideas-generating process allowing them to write their own poems. At the end of which, working to specific … Read More