Nationwide Poetry Day 2024 is upon us, giving everybody the possibility to have a good time and benefit from the artwork kind.
Analysis has advised that poetry may help cut back emotions of hysteria and melancholy, and throughout the pandemic there was a particular web site known as poetryandcovid.com to assist folks by a troublesome time in a inventive means.
What is National Poetry Day?
National Poetry Day is the biggest mass celebration of poetry in the UK.
“You’ll see it everywhere, from schools and libraries to cultural venues and across the national media. With 1.5 million people participating on the day, there’s loads of ways to get involved!”
When is National Poetry Day?
National Poetry Day is celebrated on October 3, which in 2024 fell on a Thursday.
The theme for 2024 was counting.
One teacher said of the day: “Taking part in national events helps build a sense of pride, self-worth… For students with SEN, poetry is a way of expressing their feelings and creativity in a short accessible way, without the intimidating target of pages of text.”
National Poetry Day as an organisation holds events throughout the year and has also set up Guinness World Record attempts.
There were some poems on Twitter to celebrate the day.