Overview
About the event
Poetry Day was founded by William Sieghart in 1994. He is a British philanthropist, entrepreneur, and publisher. He also founded Forward Prizes for Poetry. This is a major award ceremony for poetry, which is presented once a year. He said the following about the occasion:
�??There are millions of talented poets out there and it�??s about time they got some recognition for their work. They shouldn�??t be embarrassed about reading their work out aloud. I want people to read poetry on the bus on their way to work, in the street, in school and in the pub.�?�
And isn�??t this true, there are so many people who are talented, yet they don�??t feel like they have a voice or they are scared to show off their true poetry skills. So, let�??s encourage everyone to do so!
�??There are millions of talented poets out there and it�??s about time they got some recognition for their work. They shouldn�??t be embarrassed about reading their work out aloud. I want people to read poetry on the bus on their way to work, in the street, in school and in the pub.�?�
And isn�??t this true, there are so many people who are talented, yet they don�??t feel like they have a voice or they are scared to show off their true poetry skills. So, let�??s encourage everyone to do so!
