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  • Choose poems

    Find a poem to learn from any of our timeline and showcase collections

  • Learn poems by heart

    With tips on how to memorise poems and how to polish them for performance

  • Perform poems out loud

    Share your poems aloud in a class, club or event of any shape or size, at school or college

  • Enter the national competition

    Do it your way - either the 1- poem Freestyle celebration or the 2-poem Classic championship

  • Come to the Grand Finale

    Classic finalists and the best Freestylers perform on stage at Shakespeare’s Globe, London – with guest tickets for schools taking part

  • Everything you need is here

    Videos of past finalists, hundreds of classic and contemporary poems, and pupil and teacher competition guides

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Poetry Collections

Timeline Anthology

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Timeline Anthology

Timeline Anthology

11+

Timeline Anthology

Timeline Anthology

14+

Timeline Anthology

Timeline Anthology

16+

Timeline Anthology

Poetry Allsorts

Poetry Allsorts

First World War Poetry Showcase

First World War Poetry Showcase

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