Today is National Poetry Day and the theme is Heroes and Heroines so keep your eyes and ears peeled for poetry on the radio, TV or in venues like your local theatre or library. Look at Whats On to find an event near you or why not set up an event yourself?
There are tons of online poetry websites and you can also explore discover many different blogs from poets of all kinds, or visit the FlickR gallery of poems in public places and add your own. Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, has written a poem for National Poetry Day which you can send as a free e-card.
For cheap grass-roots ways to celebrate poetry, look at Book Crossing to find out what a Book Crossing is and how to start. Release poetry on your commuter train or in your workplace and change people's lives!
Hearing poetry read aloud adds a new dimension and The Poetry Archive lets you hear contemporary poetry read by the poets themselves. Or visit Pass on a Poem to find out how you can share your favourite poems with like-minded people in your area.
Are you a poet or a budding poet? send us one of your own poems (not too long!) and we'll publish the best one here each month. Send entries to 
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