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The Reading Agency’s October booklist – Poetry

National Poetry Day (5 October) is a day to share, read and even write poetry. To celebrate, we’ve put together some of our favourite poetry picks.

You can buy the books from Bookshop.org.

Looking to share the magic of reading with young readers?

Join us on 29 November at 10am where award-winning poet Joshua Seigal will be sharing the magic of poetry in a free digital workshop. Perfect for KS2 students.

Book your place here

We would love to hear what books you’d recommend for the theme on social media using #booklist and tagging @readingagency. You can see our past booklists here.

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