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
Kids poetry
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
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!
ONOMATOPOEIA!?
Teachers! Educators! Poets! Teachers! Writers! How do you spell ONOMATOPOEIA? Here’s a way to remember not just how to spell it, but also what it… Read More »ONOMATOPOEIA!?
Werewolves and Outdoor Learning
So I got a great package the other day… The advance copy of my debut collection of poetry for children ‘Werewolf Club Rules’ it’s wonderful… Read More »Werewolves and Outdoor Learning
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.
What do you write for?
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.… Read More »What do you write for?
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