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Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic…

Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by The Reader's Volunteer Coordinator, Lisa Spurgin. She reads 'Sonnet 64' by William…

This week's Featured Poem is 'High Waving Heather' by Emily Bronte, taken from A Nature Poem for Every Day, read…

For a number of years, The Reader ran a Shared Reading group at the John Denmark Unit, which offers special…

Today's Featured Poem is 'The First Days of Spring - The Sky' by Taigu Ryokan, read by The Reader's Mariana…

Today's Featured Poem is 'George Moses Horton, Myself' by George Moses Horton, read by The Reader's Teaching and Learning Coordinator,…

Today's Featured Poem is 'The Valley Wind' by Lu Yün, read by Mary Crotty. This poem is taken from One…

For a number of years, The Reader ran a Shared Reading group at the John Denmark Unit, which offers special…

Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Jamie Barton our Business and Content Manager at The Reader. She reads…

Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by The Reader's Publications Manager, Grace Frame. She reads 'No.14', a poem taken…

Continuing with our wintery theme, today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Jamie Barton our Business and Content Manager…

Continuing with our wintery theme, today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Frances Macmillan our Head of Publishing and…