The Poetry of Joseph Coelho

20 May You Look Like A Rainbow

Posted at 14:18h in Childrens poetry, Creativity, On writing, Poetry, publications, Schools workshops, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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The images for my debut Poetry collection WEREWOLF CLUB RULES (out 14th August) have been coming in from illustrator/paper engineer and author John O'leary thick and fast. It been brilliant watching this collection come to life with each edit and new image and I've been...

25 Apr My latest 3 pieces for young People

Posted at 16:59h in Children's theatre, Childrens poetry, Creativity, On writing, Plays, Poetry, Schools workshops, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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Having spent the last week on a writing retreat with first Impressions...

19 Feb Superheroes from play turn up in real life!!!

Posted at 10:30h in Creativity, On writing, Schools workshops, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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I have a bit of a thing for superheroes, growing up I greedily read Spider-man and Spawn comics and the relatively recent spate in superhero blockbusters that are fairly faithful to the genre's universe has got me terribly excited. Superheroes reflect what is best in humanity and...

16 Feb 2nd draft of play. Done. Poetry edits. Done. Now back to the novel.

Posted at 09:02h in Childrens poetry, On writing, Poetry, publications, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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Paraphrasing Toni Morrison - Poets write good prose, they just cut up the lines. Many talk of "headspace" when writing - I have done myself. There is a belief that it takes one "Headspace" to write poetry and another "Headspace" to write prose etc. I have...

13 Feb What do you write for?

Posted at 14:06h in Schools workshops, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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Saw a copy of my poem in Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Towers. MAKE IT BIGGER EILEEN features in Green Glass Beads - Poems for Girls. Ed. Jacqueline Wilson and was in a huge bookshop in Malaysia. Couldn't resist having a flick through to find my poem ...

05 Feb Poison rings and illustrating poetry

Posted at 07:35h in Schools workshops, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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Wonderful questions from John O'Leary today about clasps on Ruby Rings as he illustrates my poems for Frances Lincoln Children's Books Werewolf Club Rules (out 14th August 2014) got us talking about poison rings and rings containing perfume! The Poem in question was Red Ruby Rings that tells the...

26 Jan Reading Steve Tasane’s ‘Blood Donors’ Whilst trekking Leech infested rainforest

Posted at 05:30h in Children's theatre, Childrens poetry, Creativity, On writing, Poetry, publications, Schools workshops, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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So I'm scared of leeches, mosi's and blood sucking in general. Whilst at Khoa Sok National park we reluctantly prepared for a jungle trek- reluctantly because leeches were said to be common in this part of rainforest, we were not bothered about the marauding elephants,...

24 Jan Cover for my debut poetry collection

Posted at 15:55h in Creativity, On writing, Poetry, publications, Schools workshops, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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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 Lincoln Children's Books. The results came in and WEREWOLF CLUB RULES came out on top. I want to say a...

23 Jan Mimosa Pudica – The amazing moving plant!

Posted at 10:43h in Creativity, On writing, Photography, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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[youtube=http://youtu.be/6eJJHIkddcU] Mimosa Pudica also known as "shy plant", "Touch-me-not" and "I died, I lived" I was totally awed when shown this weed on our stay at Mindful Farm in the North of Thailand. Moving plants have always held a fascination, I think ever since seeing Little...

20 Jan Facing fears, gaining insights

Posted at 04:33h in Creativity, On writing, Uncategorised by Joseph Coelho

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Snorkelling in deep water around Tatchai island- a beautiful white sanded place. We've both faced some deep water fears on this trip including some pretty hairy Speed Boat and Speed Catamaran trips across the Gulf of Thailand. Being purely pool swimmers the idea of being...

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20 May You Look Like A Rainbow

25 Apr My latest 3 pieces for young People

19 Feb Superheroes from play turn up in real life!!!

16 Feb 2nd draft of play. Done. Poetry edits. Done. Now back to the novel.

13 Feb What do you write for?

05 Feb Poison rings and illustrating poetry

26 Jan Reading Steve Tasane’s ‘Blood Donors’ Whilst trekking Leech infested rainforest

24 Jan Cover for my debut poetry collection

23 Jan Mimosa Pudica – The amazing moving plant!

20 Jan Facing fears, gaining insights