Points and poems
http://youtu.be/S_txb_C2PlU “Oh my god! I got 122000 points” The year four boy shrieked to a friend on a competing table with the same excitement normally… Read More »Points and poems
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A review, a library and a question…
Received another review for Werewolf Club Rules from the wonderful PoetryZone where students can upload their poems! “The joy of this collection is the… Read More »A review, a library and a question…
Kids have a natural propensity for poetry
A day of poetry at The Jerwood. Students hunted out individual elements in collages and colllections in works of art, drew them, labelled them and… Read More »Kids have a natural propensity for poetry
Journey of a writer
Photo: courtesy of The Poetry Society I’m currently doing a book signing tour for Werewolf Club Rules i was most recently at The Times and… Read More »Journey of a writer
The Werewolf is out! And is book of the week on www.booksforkeeps.co.uk!
It’s been a full weekend of poem submissions and play editing and getting used to the idea that my debut collection is, as of friday… Read More »The Werewolf is out! And is book of the week on www.booksforkeeps.co.uk!
2nd draft of play. Done. Poetry edits. Done. Now back to the novel.
Paraphrasing Toni Morrison – Poets write good prose, they just cut up the lines. Many talk of “headspace” when writing – I have done myself.… Read More »2nd draft of play. Done. Poetry edits. Done. Now back to the novel.
Cover for my debut poetry collection
Last year I held a survey online and at schools I visited for the most popular title for my debut children’s poetry collection with Frances… Read More »Cover for my debut poetry collection
Freecycle poems
I was recently introduced to the wonders of freecycle an online community where people request items they need or offer items they no longer want… Read More »Freecycle poems