Poetry

  • Don’t Drown

    24th October 2023

    Don’t Drown Here’s a poem: Don’t drown. Practise swimming for a long, long time. Don’t drown. Practise shouting, ‘Help!’...

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    Michael Rosen

  • What Would You Say to a Bumble Bee?

    5th June 2023

    What Would You Say to a Bumble Bee?   Hey old Bumblebee! No need to bumble about. You know...

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    Michael Rosen

  • Family Secrets – a Poetry Idea

    7th March 2023

    Family Secrets – a Poetry Idea In every family there are secrets. Sometimes these secrets are connected to a...

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    Michael Rosen

  • Ian McMillan’s ‘Strolls’

    30th August 2022

    Ian McMillan’s ‘Strolls’ Every day, the poet Ian McMillan does a tweet of what he sees on his ‘strolls’....

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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen

  • 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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    Michael Rosen