To celebrate their centenary year the Poetry Society is thinking big to create the world’s first giant knitted poem…
It’s been an extraordinary year for poetry. There’s been the public and media excitement surrounding the announcement of Carol Ann Duffy as Poet Laureate, followed by the generous gift of her honorarium to the Poetry Society to establish The Ted Hughes Poetry Award; and the BBC’s very popular poetry season. Testament indeed to the place poetry holds in the British consciousness and the key role the Poetry Society plays in keeping it there.
