A Defence of Poetry*
Published
Friday, 6 August
Author
Julia Garvey
Categories
Blog
August
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Every year, on the first Thursday of October (7th October 2021) National Poetry Day celebrates the wonder of poetry. This year’s theme, ‘Choice’ is ironic, as it comes at a time when the English exam regulator Ofqual, offered next year’s GCSE English literature students the choice to opt out of the study of poetry altogether! Ofqual’s […]
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