Maritime Hashtag Minute – Sunday 5th October 2025

Each week, Ben Hopkinson looks back at what’s happened the past 7 days and what was trending on Twitter with the Maritime Hashtag Minute. This week’s #MaritimeHashtagMinute was #NationalPoetryDay, which was originally created in 1994 by William Sieghart to promote the medium. It has since been organised by the Forward Arts Foundation charity and is celebrated yearly on the first Thursday in October – this year being October 2nd. View the Tweets below:

A quick reminder on #NationalPoetryDay that poetry is SO useful. It boosts:
- phonemic awareness
- fluency
- vocabulary
- creativity and imagination
- and, if done correctly, engagement! Short poems on the right topics (e.g. football) can be a fab way to reach reluctant readers!

— Ransom Publishing (@ransombooks) October 2, 2025

Happy #nationalpoetryday
So many people write Poetry, but not enough people read or buy such.
It’s ’National Poetry Day’ today; so how about supporting the poor Poets , who’s blood pours on to the page, every time they write 🧐 pic.twitter.com/REyAxkokVd

— SarahA (@saoleary_a) October 2, 2025

To our wonderful borrowers we do implore,
Should you plan to be heading out your door,
Our displays are filled with books of rhyme
To guarantee you a wonderful time!
So to the library please make your way
To celebrate #NationalPoetryDay! pic.twitter.com/ncsVjCIzFF

— County Durham Libraries (@DurhamLibraries) October 2, 2025

It’s #NationalPoetryDay 📖

We’re sharing poems from people in the MND community, offering real voices and reflections on living with MND.

Take a look, read their words, and join us in raising awareness. 🧡#mnd (1/2) pic.twitter.com/7Cr0wAX9dy

— MND Association (@mndassoc) October 2, 2025

Today is National Poetry Day. Reading - and writing - poetry can provide comfort and solace during difficult times. Poems can express what we, too often can struggle to put into words.

Here are four of our favourites on the themes of loss, grief and love.#NationalPoetryDay pic.twitter.com/fRC87lEf4N

— The Loss Foundation Cancer Grief Support (@LossFoundation) October 2, 2025

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