National Poetry Day Regional Events

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06/09/11 - 01/03/12 Anthologise

A new poetry anthology competition spearheaded by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. The competition is open to all secondary schools in the UK. Students are invited to work together to create a new anthology of poetry. Carol Ann Duffy said: “This is a wonderful opportunity for young people to see their world through poetry, to select the poems which excite or move them most, and to learn the skills of anthologising, editing and costing." Guidelines and resources are available from the website at www.anthologise.co.uk and the winning anthology will be announced in June 2012 when the Poet Laureate will visit the winning school. The anthology will be published by Picador and go on sale in bookshops in 2013. Visit www.anthologise.co.uk for more details. The competition closing date is 1 March 2012.

Venue: not applicable

Tickets: £20 per entry

Email: anthologise@poetrybooks.co.uk
Website: www.anthologise.co.uk

04/10/11 - 04/10/12 Mechanical Musical Marvel

Celebrate National Poetry Day by watching a new film animation with Poetry by Julie Boden (Poet in Residence at THSH) on line. The 'Mechanical Musical Marvel' film animation was created by Second Home Studios and commissioned by THSH. (Animator and Director: Chris Randall. Poetry by Julie Boden. Narrated by Lorna Laidlaw) http://www.thsh.co.uk/page/education--community/science-of-sound Central News : Music to your Ears. http://tiny.cc/ybtms

Venue: BBC Big Screen, Victoria Square and on line via. THSH website

Tickets: Free

Website: http://www.thsh.co.uk/page/education--community/science-of-sound

04/10/11 - 04/10/12 Mechanical Musical Marvel