The mantra for this year’s National Poetry Day is ‘make like a poet’,so we’re challenging you to make a video of yourself reading out a poem for somebody you care approximately. We’ll publish the best of this collective celebration on the dayThis is the week to “crash with the tyranny of prose and celebrate all things poetical, thanks to National Poetry Day. Ahead of this UK-wide celebration on Thursday 8 October, or for which you can find the full programme here,we want to get you thinking, dreaming and acting like a poet.
We would love you to dedicate a poem to someone you care approximately. Please briefly account for who you are dedicating it to, or why,before you recite the poem. Other than that, surprise us: be as creative as you like. Simply record yourself, or share the video with us by clicking on the blue ‘Contribute’ button at the top and bottom of this page. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com