In March 2021, the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award for 2021 was launched. Natasha Ryan who is one … More
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International Women’s Day 2021: Poems
Happy International Women’s Day 2021! Today, we celebrate some of our favourite poems by women. We’re each selected a handful … More
Writing Retreats in the Pandemic: An Update from Arvon
February is usually the month when the Foyle’s winners meet at The Hurst for an exciting, week-long writing retreat. Arvon … More
Science and Poetry: Atomic poems
Experiment with writing fibs or atomic poems by using the atomic poetry generator. The generator draws on the Fibonacci sequence, found in the natural world, to determine the word count and line structure of your poem.
Piece on Pandemic by Erin Blaney
Erin Blaney is an A level student at Bilborough College in Nottingham. She wrote her Piece on Pandemic poem very recently. We think she captures in such a spare and thought-provoking way the strange uncertainties and contradictory feelings of the times that she is living through.
Our Favourite Poems
We love a poem at Young Poets’ Stories, so to mark National Poetry Day 2020, we’re sharing our favourite poems … More
Young Poets, Creative Multilingualism and Filmmaking
Vicky Macleroy is a Reader in Education at Goldsmiths, University of London. Alongside Jim Anderson, Vicky has led the ‘Critical … 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.
