National Poetry Day
Forward Arts Foundation's current National Poetry Day site identifies Thursday 1 October 2026 and describes the day as an annual UK celebration of poetry.
Date and recurrence
1 October 2026
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United Kingdom / Forward Arts Foundation poetry celebration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Sources
- National Poetry Day / Forward Arts Foundation — 2026 homeOrganizer First Party
- National Poetry Day — official pageOrganizer First Party
Frequently asked questions
When is National Poetry Day?
1 October 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the Forward Arts Foundation target-year National Poetry Day date.
Does National Poetry Day fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is National Poetry Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United Kingdom / Forward Arts Foundation poetry celebration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Poetry Day?
The stored designation basis is: Forward Arts Foundation's current National Poetry Day site identifies Thursday 1 October 2026 and describes the day as an annual UK celebration of poetry.. Supporting provenance includes National Poetry Day / Forward Arts Foundation — 2026 home. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Poetry Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United Kingdom. Its fuller verified scope is: United Kingdom / Forward Arts Foundation poetry celebration.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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