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Bread and Roses – part four
The Reader is a charity which usually brings people together to listen to stories, extracts and poems in free, weekly…
Get Dazzle Gradually, an anthology celebrating 25 years of National Poetry Day, 3 October 2019
It's 25 years since Forward Arts Foundation first set out to make sure we remember poetry is important - and…
‘Shared Reading builds a bridge for me’ – Melanie’s Story
Melanie is a volunteer Reader Leader for The Reader’s North Wales project, supported by the National Lottery Community Fund, which…
Featured Poem: Proud Songsters by Thomas Hardy
The Reader's Head of Learning and Quality, Clare Ellis, shares her thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, Proud Songsters…
Featured Poem: Stanzas by Thomas Hood
The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Natalie Kaas Pontoppidan, shares her thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, Stanzas by Thomas…
Featured Poem: I So Liked The Spring by Charlotte Mew
The Reader's Learning and Quality Coordinator, Lisa Spurgin, shares her thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, I So Liked The…
Featured Poem: Upon His Picture by Thomas Randolph
The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Chris Lynn, reflects on this week's Featured Poem, Upon His Picture by Thomas Randolph.…
Featured Poem: To the Cuckoo by William Wordsworth
The Reader's Head of Publications, Amanda Brown, shares her thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, To the Cuckoo by…
Featured Poem: A Pause for Thought by Christina Rossetti
The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Chris Lynn, shares his thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, A Pause for Thought…
Featured Poem: from Song for Myself by Walt Whitman
The Reader's Learning and Quality Leader, Amanda Boston, shares her thoughts on this week's Featured Poem, from Song for Myself…
Celebrating International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women's Day 2019, we asked five of our inspirational Reader Women to suggest some brilliant literature from…
Featured Poem: The Instinct of Hope by John Clare
The Reader's Learning and Quality Coordinator, Lisa Spurgin, reflects on this week's Featured Poem, The Instinct of Hope by John…
