The annual National Poetry Day celebration promotes the richness, variety and sheer fun of poetry of all kinds, from song lyrics and nursery rhymes to works by poets laureate.

National Poetry Day takes place on Thursday 7 October 2010.
This year's theme is Home.

What happens on National Poetry Day?

SPL events | Across the UK | For teachers | For librarians |Free postcards | Send an NPD e-card

At Home at the Scottish Poetry Library

National Poetry Day at the SPL will be an extra-homely affair - Home Sweet Home, homemade and homegrown. Keep an eye on this page to find out what's planned.

Our plans may be secret just yet, but we'll be making sure we're At Home on the afternoon of 7 October for tea, cake and poems - and so will some of our library and arts venue friends round Scotland. Wherever you are, join us at your local library - or have your own National Poetry Day teabreak on 7 October, in your workplace, school or your own kitchen. Poetry begins at home!

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National Poetry Day across Scotland and the UK

• For details of more National Poetry Day events around Scotland, see our listings of other poetry events.
• For poetry events outside Scotland, visit the National Poetry Day website.
• If you're planning your own National Poetry Day event in Scotland please let us know! Email reception@spl.org.uk

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For teachers

Visit our education section to read this year's poems, see ideas about how to use poetry in the classroom, and tips for using this year's National Poetry Day postcards.

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For librarians

Check our Poetry Issues newsletter for event format ideas, easy ways to find all sorts of poems about 'home' and other useful resources to help you plan National Poetry Day with flair and not very much cash.

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National Poetry Day postcards

• You can collect free poetry postcards from the Scottish Poetry Library.
• Contact us at reception@spl.org.uk if you would like to get your hands on some, or send a stamped SAE for a free set.
• You can also email a poetry postcard.