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A place called Poets' Corner
After Geoffrey Chaucer was buried here, Poets’ Corner became the place where many other creative people were buried and remembered. This space in the Abbey’s South Transept remembers people who have explored the world in all sorts of creative ways. Stretch your creative muscles with these videos.
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Westminster Abbey Honour for Poet Philip Larkin
Wednesday, 17th June 2015
Westminster Abbey is to honour the poet Philip Larkin with a memorial stone to be dedicated next year.
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'With courage to endure'
The updated memorial in Poets' Corner, now with the correct spelling of the Brontë sisters' surname
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Poets of the First World War
Poet and Soldier
Sixteen poets of the Great War (World War I) are remembered on this memorial. None of the poets are actually buried in the Abbey.
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Lunchtime Talk: First World War Poets
Wednesday, 13th November 2024
Join Max Egremont as he discusses the work and legacies of Britain's First World War poets.
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Westminster Abbey celebrates poets and poetry in Voice and Verse events season this autumn
Wednesday, 4th September 2024
This autumn the Abbey will host a series of special events celebrating our much-loved literary figures, alongside those of new and emerging poets.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Sir John Gielgud
Tuesday, 26th April 2022
A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.
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Abbey to Honour Ted Hughes
Friday, 19th March 2010
Westminster Abbey will honour Ted Hughes, one of the most significant poets of the 20th century, with a memorial in Poets’ Corner.
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Voice and Verse evening: Portals of Discovery
Wednesday, 27th November 2024
Poets’ Corner will provide an exceptional backdrop for an evening of poetry read by some of London’s most exciting voices.
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Betjeman Centenary
Monday, 28th August 2006
Sir John Betjeman's centenary will be marked with a wreathlaying ceremony at his memorial in Poets' Corner on Monday.
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Voice and Verse Lunchtime Concert
Wednesday, 23rd October 2024
The St Margaret's Consort sings a programme of music inspired by the poetry of writers memorialised in Poets' Corner.
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Voice and Verse Song Recital: Journeying
Thursday, 7th November 2024
Enjoy the beautiful sound world of the Abbey and its artists, as the Abbey’s Lay Vicars perform a recital of English Song featuring texts by poets buried or memorialised in Poets’ Corner.
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Westminster Abbey honours Ted Hughes
Wednesday, 7th December 2011
Seamus Heaney led the tributes on Tuesday 6th December at the dedication of a new memorial to the Poet Laureate Ted Hughes in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey.
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Voice and Verse Song Recital: Remembrance
Thursday, 14th November 2024
Enjoy the beautiful sound world of the Abbey and its artists, as the Abbey’s Lay Vicars perform a recital of English Song featuring texts by poets buried or memorialised in Poets’ Corner.
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Abbey recognises forgotten role of The Shakespeare Ladies Club
Wednesday, 11th June 2025
Westminster Abbey is officially recognising the central role played by The Shakespeare Ladies Club in reviving Shakespeare’s reputation and the campaign to erect a memorial to the writer in Poets’ Corner in 1741.
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Abbey to honour Cranford’s creator
Friday, 8th January 2010
Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Cranford formed the basis of one of the BBC’s prime-time television drama successes, will be honoured with a memorial in a window panel in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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Westminster Abbey Honours PG Wodehouse
Friday, 20th September 2019
HRH The Duke of Kent attended the dedication of a memorial stone to PG Wodehouse at Westminster Abbey on Friday 20th September 2019.
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Tour highlights
Since its foundation in 1976, The Prince’s Trust has supported over a million young people aged 11-30 through a range of courses, grants and mentoring support. The Trust’s work assists young people to improve skills, increase self-confidence and helps them to move into jobs, education, training and volunteering. David Williams, from the Trust’s Delivery Partnership and Volunteering Team, explores how partnering with Westminster Abbey helps fulfil these aims.
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Poets' Corner
Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.
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Voice and Verse Family Day: Get Creative!
Friday, 1st November 2024
Release your imagination this half term. Take inspiration from famous poets, writers and creatives buried and remembered in Westminster Abbey to boost your family creativity.
