FOR this Nostalgia edition we wanted to take a look at World Poetry Day.

The event is held every October and encourages people to explore and learn more about the literary art form.

National Poetry Day is a British campaign that takes place annually on the first Thursday of October to promote poetry.

The day is marked by events, readings, and performances across the UK.

Since 1994 National Poetry Day has engaged millions of people with poetry through a range of live events and web-based activities for people throughout the country.

A variety of poetry is written and read that each year the day is given a new theme, in order to highlight particular poets and styles of poetry.

The theme for National Poetry Day 2024 is counting, poets of all ages are encouraged to get involved and share their work in any way they can.

As poetry has educational benefits, schools are encouraged to use the day to help educate their pupils about English language and literature.

One way that schools can inspire their pupils through poetry is by inviting a poet into their school.

Poetry covers many different themes and can appeal to people of all ages.

Cumbria has a long poetic heritage with many creatives using the landscape of the Lake District to inspire their work.

Perhaps the most famous is William Wordsworth, who wrote many poems about the Cumbrian landscape where he lived hundreds of years ago.

His poem 'Daffodils' is still well recited around the world and taught in schools across the country.