As National Poetry Day encourages Britain to embrace verse in everyday life, its favourite lines are revealed to be handed down through generations
A poll of the nation’s most beloved children’s poems reveals that the three most popular verses are each over 100 years old. The Owl and the Pussycat was voted number one, with Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star coming second and Humpty Dumpty third.
Edward Lear’s poem narrating the love story of The Owl and the Pussycat was written in 1871 and is held to be the most popular by both the youngest and oldest age categories in the poll, highlighting how classic British poems continue to be passed down and cherished among successive generations.
The survey is released for National Poetry Day today, 2 October, as part of a campaign by Waitrose, the groceries arm of the John Lewis Partnership, to inspire people of all ages to enjoy poetry in their daily lives.
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Edward Lear’s poem narrating the love story of The Owl and the Pussycat was written in 1871 and is held to be the most popular by both the youngest and oldest age categories in the poll, highlighting how classic British poems continue to be passed down and cherished among successive generations.
The survey is released for National Poetry Day today, 2 October, as part of a campaign by Waitrose, the groceries arm of the John Lewis Partnership, to inspire people of all ages to enjoy poetry in their daily lives.
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