That the Parliament recognises that UK National Poetry Day 2017 will take place on 28 September with the theme, Freedom; understands that the awareness day was founded in 1994 by the charity, Forward Arts Foundation, whose mission is to celebrate excellence in poetry and increase its audience; believes that this annual celebration provides an excellent opportunity for everyone to enjoy, discover and share poetry; acknowledges that the day enjoys the support of the BBC and leading literary and cultural organisations, alongside booksellers, publishers, libraries and schools, including the Scottish Poetry Library and the Poetry Archive; notes that the library has selected six poems to mark the occasion, and that all three of Scotland’s languages, English, Scots and Gaelic, will be featured; notes that these include, I Opened A Book, by Julia Donaldson, an extract from John Barbour’s The Bruce, and An Tiona by Peter Mackay; welcomes the news that everyone is invited to join in, whether by organising events, displays and competitions, or simply by posting favourite lines of poetry on social media using the hashtag, #nationalpoetryday; encourages all members to get involved and promote the day across Scotland, and wishes everyone a happy National Poetry Day 2017.