Users and Brands Take to Twitter to Celebrate National Poetry Day
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Here, as per every year, is my favourite poem for #NationalPoetryDay, by Spike Milligan pic.twitter.com/QQSTG5ztxd
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) October 8, 2015
That's just the tip of the iceberg though, as well as the predictable slew of passing limericks, both users and branded promotional pages have found some pretty inventive ways to celebrate the day on Twitter. Publishers are running contests, famous poets and authors are sharing the work of their personal favourites, and there's a lot of call for themed, 140-character pieces.
This poem was one of the first decoded pieces of Egyptian literature! #NationalPoetryDay http://t.co/KrO5OLfWpZ pic.twitter.com/JycWk3wMA9
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) October 8, 2015
BBC Sport are asking for, you guessed it, sports poems, The National Portrait gallery want people to craft odes, the British museum tweeted an image of a Japanese scroll which actually depicts a poetry contest as a source of inspiration and Give Blood NHS is asking for blood themed work. Hopefully that last one won't end up yielding too many poems about vampires.
Happy #NationalPoetryDay 📖 💜 pic.twitter.com/j9nuNCgp13
— ASOS (@ASOS) October 8, 2015
Of course, the main push is coming from the organisers behind the day itself. Both #nationalpoetryday and #thinkofapoem are their doing, and you can also add what's apparently now being called a 'Twibbon' to your profile image for the day which declares that you are a poet. There's nothing stopping just anyone from doing it, but I would exercise caution, otherwise you might find yourself stood on stage at a slam with an expectant crowd in front of you and a very stormy bladder. All this is being funnelled through the Poetry Day @poetrydayuk account, which is worth keeping an eye on, as it will also be retweeting all the most interesting fare from around the UK as the day goes on.
LOVE these!
"@ThePoke: Twitter Reacts To #NationalPoetryDay http://t.co/zLRIyVfiAw pic.twitter.com/Aww0MSlxFT"
— Dave Cutler (@davecutleruk) October 2, 2014
There's plenty going on out in the real world as well. Every poetry day has a theme, and this year's is 'Light'. As such, a large group of people who work with light in Bristol, be they an electrician, techie or fire-eater, will participate in a live reading which will be up on a screen in the city centre. The London Underground tannoy system will be playing host to rhyming stylings throughout the day and in Wales four poets are currently locking in a room, tasked with writing 100 Welsh poems within the next 24 hours.
It's #NationalPoetryDay so to celebrate here's a great poem written by a dog (& @fmarciuliano) pic.twitter.com/6vdwfZ6HLl
— BVA (@BritishVets) October 8, 2015
That all might sound a bit daunting, but with such an active Twitter presence, it's never been easier to get involved on a more casual basis. So if all this poetic percolation is starting to inflate your imagination, head over to Twitter and join the rest of the nation. I'd like to bookend this by pointing out that my poetry is usually better than that.
#NationalPoetryDay
Twitter informs & entertains
It has its faults & it's strains
But the biggest problem it has by far
It's only 140 char
— joe heenan (@joeheenan) October 8, 2015
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Users and Brands Take to Twitter to Celebrate National Poetry Day
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