Poetry by Heart is a national poetry speaking competition for schools for children in Year 3 upwards. Poetry By Heart is all about developing confidence with poetry in an enjoyable, accessible and engaging way and this year is the first time we have entered the competition. The children have really enjoyed learning the poems and we’re sharing some of their choices on the link below.
We agree with Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate, when he says:
The poems we learn when we’re young stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become embedded in our thinking, and when we bring them to mind, or to our lips, they remind us who we are as people, and the things we believe in. They become personal and invaluable, and what’s more they are free gifts – there for the taking. We call it learning by heart, and I think such learning can only make our hearts bigger and stronger.