Poetry by Heart
![We see the back of a young girl standing on the stage at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. She is wearing a denim jacket and her arms are outstretched.](https://thefridaypoem.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Poetry-By-Heart-grand-finale-2022-320x225.jpg)
Choose a poem, learn it by heart, share it out loud
Julie Blake, co-founder of Poetry By Heart, talks about the benefits of learning poetry, the joys of performance, and the Poetry By Heart national poetry speaking competition
Photos by Sam Strickland
Photos by Sam Strickland