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Shared Reading

Shared Reading supports men’s mental health in Sefton

A new weekly Shared Reading group launching at The Reach Men’s Centre in March will provide a vital means of…

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Daily Readings

Featured Poem: Leisure by W. H. Davies

For a number of years, The Reader ran a Shared Reading group at the John Denmark Unit, which offers special…

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Featured Poems

Featured Poem: The First Days of Spring – The Sky by Taigu Ryokan

Today's Featured Poem is 'The First Days of Spring - The Sky' by Taigu Ryokan, read by The Reader's Mariana…

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Featured Poems

Featured Poem: George Moses Horton, Myself by George Moses Horton

Today's Featured Poem is 'George Moses Horton, Myself' by George Moses Horton, read by The Reader's Teaching and Learning Coordinator,…

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Literature

An Afternoon with Simon Armitage

Last month we were lucky enough to host over 100 guests online for an afternoon of Shared Reading followed by…

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Shared Reading

The Reader seeks volunteers to read with people living with dementia in Wigan 

The Reader is looking for volunteers who want to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia across Wigan and…

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Featured Poems

Featured Poem: The Valley Wind by Lu Yün

Today's Featured Poem is 'The Valley Wind' by Lu Yün, read by Mary Crotty. This poem is taken from One…

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Important Updates

Still time to vote in the LCR Culture & Creativity Awards

The Reader is honoured to be among the organisations and individuals shortlisted in the Outstanding Contribution to Culture category at…

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Featured Poems

Featured Poem: Heart in the Highlands by Robert Burns

For a number of years, The Reader ran a Shared Reading group at the John Denmark Unit, which offers special…

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Featured Poems

Featured Poem: Sonnet 59 by William Shakespeare

Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Jamie Barton our Business and Content Manager at The Reader. She reads…

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Daily Readings

Featured Poem: No.14 – Taken from 170 Chinese Poems

Today's Featured Poem is brought to you by The Reader's Publications Manager, Grace Frame. She reads 'No.14', a poem taken…

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Daily Readings

Featured Poem: There is a Budding Morrow in Midnight

Continuing with our wintery theme, today's Featured Poem is brought to you by Jamie Barton our Business and Content Manager…

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