For many young people, their only exposure to poetry is through their English teacher. Reading and analysing poetry…
A Not So Young Person’s Story
‘The Past is a foreign country, they do things differently there.’ I went to school in the 1980s, before the…
Writing communities
I’m the Learning and Participation Manager at The Poetry Society. Before that, I was Head of Programmes at The Poetry…
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,…
Welcome to Richard Bromhall
I’m Richard, and I’m delighted to join the Young Poets’ Stories project as an administrator. I’ve worked with young people…
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…
On Bart Simpson and Blake’s Tyger
The Tyger Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy…
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…
Poetry, Friendship and Bravery: The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award
It is certainly a strange world at the moment, even more so with the current Covid-19 pandemic, and whilst…
