The Poetry Hour

We are completely sold out for our evening of Emily Dickinson & Sylvia Plath read by Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, Monica Dolan & Pippa Bennett-Warner in the week of #InternationalWomensDay @britishlibrary, but you can still get online tickets here: seetickets.com/event/the-poe…

We are delighted to announce the launch of our newly designed website! An even sleeker way to enjoy poetry. thepoetryhour.com #newwebsite #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #CULTURE

Emily Brontë reminding us all that it's best if we stay inside the house, in our slippers, until March.

Written a century ago, Dickinson's 'Fame is a Fickle Food' poem is just as evocative today - thepoetryhour.com/poems/fame… #poetrycommunity #poetry #amercianpoet #emilydickinson #foodday #100years

Two great performances of Auden's 'Musee des Beaux Arts' - here's Felicity Kendal CBE and our website has Dame Eileen Atkins DBE - thepoetryhour.com/poems/muse… #poetrycommunity #poetry #whauden #felicitykendal #eileenatkins #britishlibrary @FelicityKendal2

It's #WorldSightDay and Frost's 'Two Look at Two' quote is apt. thepoetryhour.com/poems/two-… #poetrycommunity #poetry #robertfrost #robertfrostpoem #americanpoet #americanpoetry #WorldSightDay2024 #visionmatters #preventblindness #eyehealthawareness

Poetry at its best on #NationalPoetryDay - thank you to Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson for their sensational performances. @MichaelGrandage @marywellesley #britishlibrary #poetry #BrianCox #nicoleansaricox #timmcinnerny #JoelyRichardson

The incredible cast on #NationalPoetryDay2024 with our chairman and director. A fabulous event with Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson @MichaelGrandage @marywellesley #britishlibrary #poetry #BrianCox #nicoleansaricox #timmcinnerny #JoelyRichardson

What a fabulous night! Incredible performances by Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson for #NationalPoetryDay @britishlibrary. Here's a taster. More to follow. #britishlibrary #poetry #BrianCox #nicoleansari #timmcinnerny #JoelyRichardson #london

Continuing our celebrations of Byron's bicentenary, and marking #WorldSpaceWeek, here's 'Darkness' #poetry #byron #wsw2024 #SpaceAndClimateChange #SpaceWeek2024 #200years thepoetryhour.com/poems/dark…

Join us tomorrow evening to hear Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson celebrate #NationalPoetryDay - 3 Oct (7pm) @britishlibrary thepoetryhour.com/events/the…… #britishlibrary #poetry #BrianCox #nicoleansaricox #timmcinnerny #JoelyRichardson #poetrylovers

'When You Are Old' for #InternationalDayOfOlderPersons read beautifully by @lisadwan. To hear more Yeats, come to our event on 3 Oct @britishlibrary thepoetryhour.com/events/the… #lisadwan #poetry #wbyeats #NationalPoetryDay #britishlibrary

Larkin's 'Broadcast' is perfect for #InternationalPodcastDay To hear more great Larkin poems, join us on 3 Oct @britishlibrary - thepoetryhour.com/events/the… #britishlibrary #poetry #larkin #BrianCox #nicoleansari #timmcinnerny #JoelyRichardson #londonevents #NationalPoetryDay

A wonderful poem for #WorldTourismDay2024 is Auden's 'As I Walked Out One Evening' read exquisitely by Charles Dance. Come to our next event - 3 Oct, 7pm, @britishlibrary #nationalpoetryday #whauden #britishlibrary #WTD2024 #charlesdance

It's #WorldMaritimeDay - hear @LilyCJames read Auden's 'The Sea and the Mirror. Hear more great poetry read aloud at our next event - 3 Oct, 7pm @britishlibrary - The Poetry Hour #britishlibrary #poetry #London #whauden #lilyjames

Last tickets! Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari-Cox, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson will be celebrating #NationalPoetryDay @britishlibrary on 3 Oct (7pm). Tickets - thepoetryhour.com/events/the… #britishlibrary #poetry #BrianCox #nicoleansaricox #timmcinnerny #JoelyRichardson #londonevents

For #internationaldayofpeace2024, Shelley's 'Love's Philosophy' is an #inspiration Do you love poetry? Come to our next event - 3 Oct (7pm) - thepoetryhour.com/events/the… #poetrylovers #loveandpeace #UnitedNations #Shelley #london #britishlibrary #nationalpoetryday

Don't miss out! An all-star cast, including Joely Richardson and Tim McInnerny, will be reading beautiful poetry celebrating #nationalpoetryday @britishlibrary on 3 Oct (7pm). For tickets - thepoetryhour.com/events/the… #britishlibrary #poetry #joelyrichardson #timmcinnerny #London

Award-winning, captivating Joely Richardson will be joining us @britishlibrary on 3 Oct - 7pm. Buy tickets at thepoetryhour.com/events/the… for #nationalpoetryday2024 - a fabulous evening of poetry read aloud by great actors. #britishlibrary #joelyrichardson #poetry #londonevents

Written 80 years ago, Moore's 'The Mind is an Enchanting Thing' to celebrate #internationalsudokuday2024 - The Mind is an Enchanting Thing (1944) | The Poetry Hour #poetry #sudoku #mariannemoore #americanpoet