Celebrate Michael Rosen Day
Thursday 13 November 2025
We’re throwing a HUGE Poetry Party on Thursday 13 November to celebrate Michael Rosen Day, and everyone’s invited!
The aim of the day is to make reading, listening to, and writing poetry fun, enjoyable and accessible for all, helping children and young people of all ages to discover its magic.
This year’s theme is FUNNY FOOD, so this is a fantastic opportunity for schools, libraries, bookshops, families and all settings nationwide to get involved and get creative, inspired by Michael and his FEAST of fabulous poems.
Free Resources
Start planning your celebration by registering now for free Michael Rosen Day resources, including a brand-new Poetry Party Planner that has everything you need to plan your celebration. Filled with fun ideas and activities for use in pre-school up to early secondary, our resources will help you bring poetry to life wherever you are, through performance, writing, reading, rhythm and rhyme.
Free Event with Michael Rosen
Register now to join a FREE live and online event with Michael Rosen on Thursday 13 November, in partnership with Read for Good. Michael will be performing some of his favourite food-inspired poems, including Hot Food.
Children’s Poetry Competition
You can also enter the brand-new children’s poetry competition with categories for 5-7s and 8-12s to #ShareAPoem and pen their own funny food-themed poems inspired by tips from Michael Rosen.
Michael’s Manifesto for Reading
- Read as many different types of books as you can – books give you language, thoughts, ideas and feelings.
- Books show you places and cultures very near and dear to you – and others you may not have come across before. Books can take you anywhere.
- Books help you to walk in other people’s shoes, and to see things from someone else’s point of view.
- Read books, share books, talk about books and, most importantly, CHOOSE what YOU want to read. It’s your imagination, so choose what you want to feed it.
- Books are for EVERYONE!
Find out more at www.walker.co.uk/michael-rosen-day
