Bring poetry to life in your school! These pages are specially designed to help you and your students to get the most out of the Poetry Archive.
Students
The Poetry Archive is a great place for students to research and learn about poetry.
Librarians
Support and practical ideas to help you and your readers enjoy the Archive.
New to Poetry?
Tips on using the Archive for less confident readers, and for those who are unfamiliar with reading poetry.
Many of the books and recordings featured in the Archive can be bought at the Poetry Bookshop Online
David Almond
I love this archive. It's an important reminder that all literature has its roots in the human voice. Black print on white paper is not remote and abs...
This part of the Archive is full of poems chosen specially for children. Meet old favourites and make new discoveries.
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My Archive
Create lists of your favourite poems and poets and share them with friends.
Browse all poems by theme
- abroad,
- age,
- ancestors,
- animals,
- apocalypse,
- archaeology...
