First interviews completed

During what has been a very strange July and August 2020 for everyone we have really enjoyed interviewing our sample … More

Embedding Poetry Writing into the Curriculum: Tips for English Teachers

For many young people, their only exposure to poetry is through their English teacher. Reading and analysing poetry … More

Writing communities

I’m the Learning and Participation Manager at The Poetry Society. Before that, I was Head of Programmes at The Poetry … More

Building community at The Hurst

The Foyle Young Poets winners (and highly commended poets) have been coming to The Hurst, Arvon’s writing centre in Shropshire, … More

Writing resources page: new additions

We have added some new links on our writing resources page to Sam Winston’s Delicate Sight project. These explore creativity … More

Update: next stage of research May – July

Thank you to all those lovely Foyle Young Poets who have signed up to participate in our Young Poets’ Stories … More

Writing resources for young poets

We are launching a new page of poetry writing resources suitable for writers aged 11 and above.

A Call Out for Foyle Young Poets

If you are a young writer who either won or received a highly commended award in The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award during 2012-2019 we would like you to think about taking part in our exciting new research project Young Poets’ Stories.