Manchester, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/27/2015 -- National Poetry Day came of age on 8th October 2015 and was celebrated by millions of people across Britain with poetry being created and read in schools, colleges, universities, libraries, pubs, clubs and even trains.
Founded in 1994 by William Seighart (philanthropist, entrepreneur and publisher) to promote poetry through live events, classroom activities and broadcasts, it is now co-ordinated by Forward Arts Foundation.
This year's theme was 'Light'. One appropriate event was 'Make Like A Poet', a digital project where the best responses were put up in lights as part of the world famous Blackpool Illuminations.
BBC Radio 4 devoted six hours of airtime to 'We British' which explored 1,400 years of British history, culture and experience using the works of poets and gained a rave review from The Daily Telegraph website. And now, for the first time, Radio 4 have a poet in residence – the award winning, critically acclaimed, British poet, Daljit Nagra.
People were also encouraged to use social media with the hashtags #NationalPoetryDay and #ThinkOfAPoem. When you search using these tags you'll find favourite works by famous poets, people's own pieces and others having fun by making up poems by fictional characters like Darth Vader and Professor Snape. NASA even got in on the act and gave poets inspiration with pictures of a nighttime earth taken from space.
For people who love poetry and would like to develop their poetry skills there are several avenues available to them. One being a distance learning course from The Writers Bureau who run a dedicated Poetry Writing Course created and tutored by professional poets.
Susie Busby, Principal at The Writers Bureau, had this to say, "Personally I thought National Poetry Day was a resounding success. Both my children enjoyed writing and reading poems at school and I loved listening to 'We British'. This annual event is fantastic for raising the profile and opening up the world of poetry to us all.
"Poetry tends to be left to christenings, weddings, funerals and birthday cards for most folk. And sometimes it can come across as academic or even dry. So it was great to see people having fun with it on Twitter and taking it out onto the streets in lights. I hope it encourages more people to take up their pens and start writing their own poems. And, if people want help and guidance, or their confidence boosting, then our course will certainly help."
For more information about the courses run by The Writers Bureau, you can visit their website or call them on 0161 819 9922
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Susie Busby
The Writers Bureau, 8-10 Dutton Street, Manchester, M3 1LE, England
Tel: 0161 819 9922
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