National Poetry Day
Audio and video from BBC Local Radio and TV teams across the UK and Northern Ireland.
Keisha Thompson: For Those Of You Who Don't Know My Name Is Nello James
Poet Keisha Thompson performs For Those Of You Who Don't Know My Name Is Nello James.
National Poetry Day
Heather Wastie celebrates the apple and cider in her poem for BBC Hereford and Worcester
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'Castle up the Beacon' - Spoz—Adrian Goldberg, 06/10/2016
For National Poetry Day - Giovani Esposito AKA Spoz with his take on the Lickey Hills.
Northamptonshire celebrates National Poetry Day—Stuart Linnell, Pound Drops - Food Goes Up
The boot and shoe industry in Northamptonshire is celebrated for National Poetry Day.
National Poetry Day: Cumbrian poet inspired by Furness Abbey
Local poet Kim Moore was commissioned by BBC Radio Cumbria to write the poem
'Faith and Fibre' - Peter Wyton—Mark Cummings
Peter Wyton celebrates the Wool Churches of Gloucestershire for National Poetry Day 2016.
National Poetry Day: Saju Ahmed
Saju Ahmed from Harehills has written a poem for BBC Radio Leeds on National Poetry Day.
National Poetry Day: Kith and Kiln by Dr Lisa Mansell
Lisa's ode to a once-common sight on the skylines of the Potteries...
Ousewater - A poem by Hannah Davis
York poet gives Georgey a reading of her poem 'Ousewater' for National Poetry Day!
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Romford Dogs by Maria Ferguson
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Mr Harry Beck’s Immortal Plan! By Rishi Dastidar
National Poetry Day: Women of Steel by Rachel Bower
Rachel Bower's poem celebrating the women at the heart of Sheffield.
National Poetry Day: "English is a wonderful language"
BBC Radio Solent hears from Bournemouth poet laureate Myriam San Marco.
Cream Tea Philosophy
The Bard of Exeter, Rob Casey with Cream Tea Philosophy for National Poetry Day
'Portland Square' - Malaika Kegode—Laura Rawlings, 06/10/2016
Bristol poet Malaika Kegode has written this poem to celebrate National Poetry Day.
I am Jaguar, I am Coventry
Coventry poet, Antony Owen has written a poem celebrating the workers of Browns Lane.
"Sausage Lincs" by Gemma Baker
"Sausage Lincs" by Gemma Baker (a Lincolnshire poem for National Poetry Day)
National Poetry Day: Pendle, by Clare Shaw. Video—Sally Naden and Brett Davison, 06/10/2016
Watch Clare Shaw read her poem celebrating a Lancashire landmark, Pendle Hill
National Poetry Day - Wiltshire—Ben Prater
From the Treetops of the Mechanics' Institute - Written and performed by Michael Scott
National Poetry Day - Maria Isakova Bennett
Inspiration from the river and ferry for National Poetry Day by Maria Isakova Bennett.
National Poetry Day: Grant Me This by Fay Roberts—The Dotty McLeod Breakfast Show, 06/10/2016
Cambridge poet Fay Roberts' poem inspired by the city's famous waterway.
Poetry Exclusive
Christian Foley's poem inspired by an iconic Jersey landmark.
National Poetry Day
Oxford poet Lucy Ayrton has written a special poem for us about the Eagle and Child pub.
National Poetry Day: Pendle, by Clare Shaw.
Clare Shaw reads her poem celebrating a Lancashire landmark, Pendle Hill























