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You can use most of our website without any need to register. All the poem selections and ways of interacting with those are freely available, the resources in the Learning Zone, and lots of information about the Poetry By Heart competition including the competition guides. But if you want to take part in the Poetry By Heart competition or use the Teaching Zone resources, you'll need to register. This is because we need to know who you are and how we can talk to you, and where to send your competition resource pack if you are eligible to take part in the competition.

Registration takes a minute or two. We only collect the information we need to run the competition and we will not give it to anyone else without your express permission.

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Performance Gallery

We’re currently featuring some poem performances by younger children from recent competition years. Before 2019, the competition was only open to 14-19 year old pupils in key stages 4 and 5; but since then we’ve been charmed, delighted and impressed in equal measure by pupils aged 7-13 in key stages 2 and 3 too. The entries have also given us new food for thought about poetry, memory and performance and what happens when children and young people choose a poem, learn it by heart and perform it aloud.

Check in regularly to see new videos being showcased!