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Reader Story: A Visitor from the Netherlands
Last month we had the pleasure of welcoming a young visitor from the Netherlands to our Liverpool HQ for a…
Reader Story: A boiled egg – Simple but enormous
A group member turned Reader Leader Volunteer shares her powerful story and tells us what Shared Reading has meant for her. "I…
Read of the Week: Possession by AS Byatt
Our Read of the Week comes recommended by Monitoring and Evaluation Manager Jen who has chosen Possession by our Patron, AS…
Featured Poem: Sonnet: To the Poppy by Anna Seward
This week our Featured Poem is by British Romantic poet, Anna Seward who reflects on the humble poppy in this…
Volunteer Reader Leader honoured in Somerset
Volunteer Reader Leader Melanie Devine honoured by Taunton-Deane Mayor in Citizenship Awards. We're delighted to congratulate our Volunteer Reader…
Read of the Week: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
This week's Read comes recommended by Finance Coordinator Meera who has chosen Maya Angelou's Still I Rise. "Dignity—the word itself—has come…
Guest Blog: Poetry and Human Connection
This Mental Health Awareness Week we're delighted to have a guest blog from Jamie Jones: Jamie is a freelance writer…
Featured Poem: Pause by Ursula Bethell
Our Featured Poem this week brings us to the Cashmere Hills of Christchurch, New Zealand with Ursula Bethell's Pause. Born in…
A Winter’s Tale in Another Place
We're on quite a roll with Shakespeare this week so we thought there was no better time to revisit this…
The Spark Series: Shakespeare’s As You Like It
Ahead of his one-day literary workshop at Birkenhead Central Library, Tom tells us why he's chosen to explore Shakespeare's As You…
Read of the Week: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Our West London Coordinator, Rosie has the reigns this week and she's celebrating her love of Shakespeare's Scottish play, Macbeth.…
Reader Story: A Way Back to Life
Shared Reading can be a way back to life for many- a group member tells us their story in their own words:…
