Poetry

Oxfam is working to beat poverty, wherever we find it, and that includes the UK – the second most food insecure country in Europe. This is an invitation for learners aged 11+ to respond passionately, and poetically, to the scandal that is UK hunger. Use our teaching resources to develop literacy and language skills, and […]

Oxfam has partnered with the Poetry Society’s Young Poets Network to give young people the opportunity to make their voices heard on global and gender inequality issues. The Even it Up Poetry Challenge is open to young people aged 11-25 working on their own, and to teachers submitting the work of their students. We are […]

Climate change is already having a huge impact on millions of people all over the world. These resources for ages 11-16 use a film narrated by poet Roger McGough to look at how women in Bolivia, Philippines, Zimbabwe and the UK have been affected by climate change, and how they are responding. Watch the film […]