Media contributions
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Title Motion S5M-07800: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 20/09/2017 Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Scottish Parliament website Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 20/09/17 Description National Poetry Day 2017
That the Parliament recognises that UK National Poetry Day 2017 will take place on 28 September with the theme, Freedom; understands that the awareness day was founded in 1994 by the charity, Forward Arts Foundation, whose mission is to celebrate excellence in poetry and increase its audience; believes that this annual celebration provides an excellent opportunity for everyone to enjoy, discover and share poetry; acknowledges that the day enjoys the support of the BBC and leading literary and cultural organisations, alongside booksellers, publishers, libraries and schools, including the Scottish Poetry Library and the Poetry Archive; notes that the library has selected six poems to mark the occasion, and that all three of Scotland’s languages, English, Scots and Gaelic, will be featured; notes that these include, I Opened A Book, by Julia Donaldson, an extract from John Barbour’s The Bruce, and An Tiona by Peter Mackay; welcomes the news that everyone is invited to join in, whether by organising events, displays and competitions, or simply by posting favourite lines of poetry on social media using the hashtag, #nationalpoetryday; encourages all members to get involved and promote the day across Scotland, and wishes everyone a happy National Poetry Day 2017.
Supported by: Alison Johnstone, Rona Mackay, Richard Lyle, Stuart McMillan, Sandra White, David Torrance, Richard Lochhead, Liam McArthur, Bill Kidd, Kenneth Gibson, Joan McAlpine, Clare Haughey, Alex Rowley, Fulton MacGregor, Jenny Gilruth, John Finnie, Colin Beattie, Angus MacDonald, Stewart Stevenson, Clare Adamson, Ben Macpherson, Ivan McKee, Gil PatersonURL www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5M-07800 Persons Peter Mackay