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The Children's Poetry Summit is a UK Network of individuals and organisations actively interested in poetry for children.
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The Children's Poetry Summit @cpsummit.bsky.social · Jan 22
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Attie Lime: A Profile childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/30/a...
Attie Lime: A Profile
Who are you? Hi, I’m Attie Lime. I write poetry for children. I love sharing my poems during school visits and at festivals. I have been called an Adventure Poet, a Performance Poet and a Pop…
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October 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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John Dougherty: Writing a Rhyming Picture Book childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/23/j...
John Dougherty: Writing a Rhyming Picture Book
As readers of this blog will be aware, it takes work to write a decent rhyming poem. It’s easy for those who haven’t tried it to think otherwise – rhymes are easy, right? Tight, light, fight,…
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October 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Simon Lamb: Celebrating Bookshop Day with Children's Poetry childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/09/s...
Simon Lamb: Celebrating Bookshop Day with Children’s Poetry
On Saturday 11 October 2025, folk across the UK will once again celebrate Bookshop Day, an annual event organised by the Booksellers Association through its Books Are My Bag campaign. Somehow, I ha…
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October 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Today's #NationalPoetryDay poem is a word play and a concrete poem. @domconlon.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social @brianbilston.bsky.social @brianmosespoet.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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For Poetry4kids members, I've posted a new activity worksheet for the poem "My Dog Likes to Dig". Check it out here: kennn.com/GtgsoF #PrintableWorksheets
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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This year, #NationalPoetryDay coincides with #YomKippur, so here is a poem that touches on my Jewish heritage, originally published in the wonderful @poetrywales.bsky.social magazine #BookSky
October 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Some days at school are so tough. Anyone that says #teaching is easy, needs to go back to school. This is how I feel today #teacherlife #Teachers #TeachersDay2025 #teachersday
October 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Great review! Got yours yet?

#poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Happy National Poetry Day! I’m on my way to London for my last day as Poet in Residence at Beatrix Potter Primary. What a perfect place to celebrate NPD!
a picture of a rabbit with the words let 's have some fun above it
ALT: a picture of a rabbit with the words let 's have some fun above it
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October 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Hooray! Today’s the day! Jump straight to these pages of resources to pick a poem to share with your classes - lots of choices for EY, KS 1,2,3,4 & 5. @poetrydayuk.bsky.social forwardartsfoundation.org/national-poe...
Poems and Resources - Forward Arts Foundation
A selection of poems and resources for children and young people that can be used to inspire on National Poetry Day and all year round!
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October 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Happy #nationalpoetryday #play Have a wonderful day, however you’re celebrating! Here’s a poem from @thetoypress.bsky.social to launch you into the day! 🚀Illustration by Evelyn Marsh
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October 2, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Happy Poetry Day UK!

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#poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Five poems read by Brian Patten for The Poetry Archive, for National Poetry Day.

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Brian Patten - The Children’s Poetry Archive
Brian Patten
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October 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay! Let's #Play with 'The Ball'.

And in video form: www.youtube.com/shorts/2rUEf...

First published in the Dirigible Balloon by @northernjim.bsky.social #WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #PoetryCommunity #PoetryForKids #KidLit
The Ball by Ian Brownlie The ball moves quickly through the air, Surprising Dwight, who, unaware, Is standing (sadly) in its way, Soon to find it’s not his day.
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay
Here's why I choose poetry. @brianbilston.bsky.social @brianmosespoet.bsky.social @domconlon.bsky.social @lizpoet.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social @openingdoors.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Happy National Poetry Day, on the theme of play! Here is my playing with words squirrel - the most playful of woodland creatures!
October 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay !!
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poetrysociety.org.uk The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · Oct 2
It's National Poetry Day! We'll be celebrating all day - stay tuned to our socials so you don't miss a thing 👀🎉

Wherever you are, The Poetry Society wishes you a very happy National Poetry Day in the company of poetry.
The official graphic for National Poetry Day 2025 on the theme of 'Play'. It's an 8-bit, pastel background of a cherry blossom tree against a blue sky with books being thrown into the air. In large, alternating pink and blue text in the centre of the image, it reads: National Poetry Day / 02.10.2025 / PLAY
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Happy #NationalPoetryDay to all who celebrate!

Can you believe I now have 30 children's poems up on the Dirigible Balloon website (along with many other fab poets)?! Here they are in all their glory - have a browse if you have a moment.

Thanks to @northernjim.bsky.social for having me!
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Happy National Poetry Day to all those who celebrate.

This year’s theme is ‘play’ so here’s a poem which plays with some letters. It’s called ‘The Problem of Writing Poems in the Shape of Deciduous Trees’.
The Problem of Writing Poems in the Shape of Deciduous Trees [The poem has been written in the shape of a deciduous tree with letters (or ‘leaves’) missing from the text]: a comm n pr ble  whe  writin p ems in the shape of decid o s  trees is t at once t ere ar ives the fir t sti rings of  he new aut mn breeze,  he   oems will begi  to shake  hemselves  ge tly  ntil their letters loos n d  like leaves, an    they  start                                     to  float  down then [The missing letters from the tree have landed on the last line to form the phrase] turntomushuponthegroun [The final ‘d’ is floating down to complete the phrase.]
October 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Pie Corbett: Ambush the Reader childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/10/02/p...
Pie Corbett: Ambush the Reader
First of all, from Pie, and of course all of us here at The Children’s Poetry Summit – Happy National Poetry Day! Ambush the Reader Poets love words. Each word is chosen with care to cr…
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October 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Chris Holifield - A Tribute childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/09/25/c...
Chris Holifield – A Tribute
On Wednesday 3 September 2025, Chris Holifield passed away. So Gaby, Liz and Laura wanted to write a blog to celebrate and honour her, as the founder and driving force behind the Children’s P…
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September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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So lovely to have a poem published in this beautiful issue of @littlethoughtspress.com magazine! It's one dear to my heart, as it brings in memories of my grandmother and thoughts about language and cultural identity. www.littlethoughtspress.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Very pleased to have a few scary poems boarding The Poetry Express. A whole bunch of fantastic writers along for the ride by the looks of it! scaryness.com/new-poems-no...

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Picture of a "Ticket to Scary-ness on The Poetry Express (Scary poems for children, with a sprinkle of fun). scaryness.com"
September 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM