The Poetry Pizzeria was an idea simmering around the head of Phil Whitehead for a number of years. It was first brought to the boil around 7 years ago through a series of collaborations with Peter Ford at conferences about creativity, creative writing and the use of ICT.

The basic idea is of a place on the Internet that reflects and encourages a variety of poetry in real world communities but one that also inspires and supports communication and collaboration with others, fostering an authentic sense of purpose and audience. Over time the Poetry Pizzeria could have many different flavours and hopefully participants will add their own toppings!

Feel free to tell us what you think about the site and any ideas that you might have. Perhaps you are a closet teacher poet, the teacher of an excellent poetry student or a professional poet? The next project could be based on your work.