15 Oct If all the world were paper video
Check out my latest poetry video and accompanying Key Stage 2 resource as developed by The Poetry Society. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/77003431]...
Check out my latest poetry video and accompanying Key Stage 2 resource as developed by The Poetry Society. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/77003431]...
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For all those interested in engaging young people with poetry - there are some amazing free resources with links to the curriculum up for grabs here...
The language of recipes is incredibly rich in verbs and nouns, ingredients are peppered, shaken, and pinched mixtures are whisked, blended and beaten, concoctions are steamed broiled and baked. This last week I've been running writing workshops @discover_story summer school. We're using 'The Unforgotten Coat'...
It has been a truly inspiring 1st week for the Discover Children's Story Centre's (@discover_story) summer school. Inspired by a CP project I worked on years ago with John O'leary and Laura Frankland we decided to create a series of "character interventions" for...
Absolutely thrilled to be able to share this taster trailer of Tree Child. The show will be touring Leicester libraries from July more info and tickets can be found here...
I had a fantastic time today discussing ways to raise and work with difficult issues as practitioners and teachers in schools. There were some great provocations from Yellow Earth, Kazzum Theatre, JW3 and myself all brought together by Vicky Ireland (Thousand Cranes) and Ben Buratta...
I am thrilled to share that I have my first children's poetry collection coming out with Janetta Otter-Barry books of Frances Lincoln next year. It's been a real pleasure collating and writing the poems for this collection and I can't wait to be holding a...
I spent the yesterday morning judging poetry at St Anne's church in Limehouse. On arrival at this magnificent building I was presented with the daunting task of reading through 130 poems from seven different year groups (reception all the way to year 6) in five...
When I was a wee boy I went on a photography course offered by the local youth centre - my memory is normally like a sieve and much of my school days are blurs, mainly around break and lunchtimes but this course I remember in...