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Share your poems on National Poetry Day 2017

Liberty leading the people July 28, 1830Liberty leading the people July 28, 1830
Freedom ... Liberty Leading the People (La Liberté guidant le peuple) by Eugène Delacroix. Photograph: Alamy

As National Poetry Day celebrates its 23rd year, we’d like you to share your poems with us.

National Poetry Day is an annual celebration that inspires people throughout the UK to enjoy, discover and share poems. This year poetry campaigners are celebrating the theme of ‘freedom’ with events, workshops, and readings across the UK.

Take Part

What does freedom mean to you? We’d like you to share your short poems with us. You can fill in our encrypted for below, and we’ll feature a selection online and in print.

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