Poetry

Poem by my Cat
21st February 2022
Poem by my Cat Michael is OK but the trouble with Michael is that when he stands up he...
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A ‘Listening-Thinking’ Poem
1st November 2021
A ‘Listening-Thinking’ Poem Here’s a new poem I wrote: The house is silent. It’s early. I hear myself breathe....
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Sweet Sleep
14th July 2021
Sweet Sleep Sweet sleep I need you, I know, Sweet sleep I know I need you when my face...
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Poem Idea
13th April 2021
Poem Idea You’re in school assembly…what’s going on? Perhaps a teacher is speaking…what are they saying?…perhaps some children are...
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Poetry Idea
6th January 2021
Poetry Idea Here’s a poem I wrote that is a mix of what I see in hospital when I...
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Stand Together
30th January 2020
Stand Together Each year Holocaust Memorial Day has a theme. This year it’s ‘Stand together’. I work closely with...
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Collected Ideas for Poetry With Year 1
3rd June 2019
Collected Ideas for Poetry With Year 1 For the writing blog this month, I’ve collected together a set of...
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Over My Toes
30th April 2019
Over My Toes Over my toes goes the soft sea wash see the sea wash the soft sand slip...
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What I Saw
20th March 2019
What I Saw I’ll tell you what I did in town I saw a greengrocer in the underground with...
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Poetry to Commemorate the Holocaust
14th January 2019
Poetry to Commemorate the Holocaust On Sunday January 27 it’s Holocaust Memorial Day. I will be in Cambridge at...
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My Mum and the Flower
23rd November 2018
My Mum and the Flower Here’s a new poem I’ve written: My Mum and the Flower My dad said...
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The Child Who Was Wild
31st October 2018
The Child Who Was Wild Once there was a woman, a young, young woman She ran from the city,...
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Poems & Emotions
29th September 2018
Poems & Emotions We’re used to thinking of one kind of poem being about feelings and emotions – love,...
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Reveal-Conceal and Other Ideas For the Classroom
15th May 2018
Teachers sometimes ask me for ways they can use to get away from the rigid questioning of children about...
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How to Look at a Poem
6th March 2018
If you’re sitting looking at a poem and you’re wondering what to say about it, think about or write...
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Making Up A Riddle
7th February 2018
Have you ever tried making up a riddle? Here’s a riddle you may know: ‘ I go round the...
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Build a Poem or a Rap
18th December 2017
Here’s a simple way to build a poem or a rap: collect words from the street. What you do...
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Tips For Writing Poems
10th November 2017
People often ask me for tips about writing poems. I always say that the best and simplest way to...
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