This National Poetry Day Live Lesson for KS2/2nd Level pupils explores the theme of 'change' and includes reading, performance and critical analysis of similes and metaphors. The programme, presented ...

I remember the best poetry lesson I ever had as though it was yesterday; it was at Low Valley Junior School in Darfield, near Barnsley, on a freezing cold morning in 1965. The date is significant ...

Children’s author and poet Laura Mucha has teamed up with National Poetry Day to attempt a Guinness World Records title for giving the largest poetry lesson, with more than 200,000 children from 1,200 ...

Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller. Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo, June 6, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller.

You can't beat a good poetry slam. It's like rap minus the music, with a focus on delivery. Some performances feature poets performing their own original work, which is then judged by members of the ...

This set of shorter video clips is taken from the Live Lesson programme and can be used to teach individual topics. If you enjoyed these clips, why not catch up with this Live Lesson and learn more ...