Poetry can inspire, encourage, educate and it can also change the perspective of how we see the world. However, as we become more digital, we are to some extent losing touch with the art of poetry. Therefore, we would like to acknowledge the World Poetry Day. One of the most famous poems is begins “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, which is the first sentence in William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18”.

Which is your favourite poem? Which poem can you recite word for word? Maybe you are good at writing a haiku? Let us know in the comments below.

The fantastic image above was created by Karen Cropper and used under a Creative Commons license. Yes, we know it says 2014 but we still love it! The original is here. Thanks Karen for allowing us to use this image.