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National Poetry Day 2010 UK

Thursday, 7 October 2010 is National Poetry Day in the UK.

“Poetry helps us to revive, heal or endure” and the official website for this day provides a number of resources to help celebrate this poetry day 2010.  There is a small selection of poems on this year’s theme of Home here

Andy Jackson, of North Carr Light, “A newsy blog for creative writers in Dundee, Perth & Angus” set out to create a

Patchwork Poem for National Poetry Day 2010

Poets of all shapes, ages and sizes sent in work; 43 of them “from established Scottish poets such as Sheila Templeton and Eleanor Livingstone to a group of schoolchildren from Aberdeenshire and attendees at an Adult Learning Centre on the West Coast…to south of the border and as far away as Germany…” Andy Jackson, who edits the North Carr Light blog, writes. (Indeed, myself included!)

Using a line from each poet’s contribution he produced a wonderful  poem:
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“It was certainly a challenge, but ultimately an enjoyable one,” writes Andy Jackson.
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The poem is also available to download from North Carr Light.

The poem itself can be read online  here

The list of contributors is included with the poem.

Happy Poetry Day!