Walking in Autumn with Grandad 'There's a change in the air,' Grandad says, 'A chill in the breeze, now Autumn's come. You can hear it ...

FAVOURITE POEMS FOR CHILDREN Here are mine. Hopefully they will be of use particularly on National Poetry Days but also whenever poetry un...

More Rhyming Couplets In our lost property box there are..... Socks with holes in and shoes minus laces, stand-up figures without an...

Instead Instead of an X-box please show me a pathway that stretches to the stars. Instead of a mobile phone please teach...

Instead Instead of an X-box please show me a pathway that stretches to the stars. Instead of a mobile phone please teach...

More Rhyming Couplets In our lost property box there are..... Socks with holes in and shoes minus laces, stand-up figures without an...

GEYSER - A New Performance Poem GEYSER We were waiting for the geyser to spout, waiting for the water to fountain out, high as a mountain,...

FAVOURITE POEMS FOR CHILDREN Here are mine. Hopefully they will be of use particularly on National Poetry Days but also whenever poetry un...

LOUDER THAN….. Took this idea from a poem by the great American children's poet, Jack Prelutsky. His 'Louder Than' poem begins…. L...

THE STRANGEST QUESTIONS THAT AUTHORS GET ASKED ON SCHOOL VISITS ‘What does your husband wear in bed?’ Question from 8 year old boy, fol...

Virtual Sessions: BRIAN MOSES ‘One of the nation’s favourite children’s poets” -  Poetry Archive. “Moses is a brilliant poet and his wel...

Playing With Stars                              Young children know what it’s like to play with stars. First of all it’s ...

FIRST AND LAST I’m the last at school in the morning and the first out the door at night. I’m the first one in the lunch queue and the las...

A POETRY SURVEY 1. How do you feel about poetry? (Circle the answer) Like it          Love it           Dislike it   Give a rea...

The Friendship Bench Every colour     and every creed, People with money     and people in need. We want ...

Virtual Sessions: BRIAN MOSES ‘One of the nation’s favourite children’s poets” -  Poetry Archive. “Moses is a brilliant poet and his wel...

Collective Nouns I might feel uncomfortable spending time with a prickle of porcupines, or finding myself far too close to a stench ...

I'D LIKE TO..... I'd like to fly south with the birds and winter in warmer places. I'd like to be able to photofit funny expressions to peo...

I'D LIKE TO..... I'd like to fly south with the birds and winter in warmer places. I'd like to be able to photofit funny expressions to peo...

Collective Nouns I might feel uncomfortable spending time with a prickle of porcupines, or finding myself far too close to a stench ...

Challenges Of all the things I’d still like to do, a firewalk isn’t one of them. I have no desire to walk across hot coals. My feet are fine...

A SELECTION OF POEMS INSPIRED BY THINGS PEOPLE SAY (Part One) As ever, copyright to all poems belongs with their authors) Baby Talk     He...

Patron of Reading What is a Patron of Reading? A Patron of Reading is a school's special children's author, poet, storyteller or illustrat...

THE MAGICAL CAT I am the magical cat. I don't eat fish or meat, I nibble fireworks, lava and the crunchy tips of stars. ...

PROUD How do you feel when you're proud? Like a flower that suddenly bursts into bloom, like the sun when it finally banishes gloom. Like ...

PROUD How do you feel when you're proud? Like a flower that suddenly bursts into bloom, like the sun when it finally banishes gloom. Like ...

THE MAGICAL CAT I am the magical cat. I don't eat fish or meat, I nibble fireworks, lava and the crunchy tips of stars. ...

DISGUISES I disguised myself as a catapult but all of my shots misfired. I disguised myself as a ghost but everybody saw through me. I dis...