22 Oct 10 best kids’ poetry books: Anthologies that inspire and educate
Delighted to be included in this lineup in The Independent amongst some brilliant company, Check out the full article here...
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26 Sep BBC Midlands Interview
[embed]https://youtu.be/h4AiDSTEpWA[/embed] The Library marathon got a nice little segment on BBC Midlands I got to speak with the super Shefali Oza at Southwater Library I also got called "A man with a plan, in a camper van." said camper van since had a snapped cam belt, must...
29 Jul Superstar Sonnet Spinner
[video src="https://www.thepoetryofjosephcoelho.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/finalvideo.mp4" ] The rain has finally come, when the first drops fell I was in a cafe sipping a mocha and was amazed at the shared looks of relief and gratitude between strangers as the rain pummelled down. That kindness between strangers is what I...
12 Jul Life As An Author- giving an After-dinner speech.
The other night I gave the after dinner talk for @The_UKLA conference. I was last at the conference two years ago and so honoured to be asked back to speak and entertain again. This year’s conference has been focusing on Creativity, Criticality and Empowerment and so...
12 Jul An interview with World Book Day
In this interview i get to talk about my latest picture book If All The World Were, illustrated by Allison Colpoys and give a little insight into a typical writing day. ...
12 Jul Fresh Voices: 50 Writers you should read now
. Was blown away to be included in this lovely article about new writers in the Guardian ...
12 Jul Five Books Recommendation and Interview
I recently had the pleasure of choosing five of my favourite childrens' picture books with the theme of grandparents as part of an interview I had with fiveBooks. It was a really lovely conversation and so nice to have a long chat about some brilliant...
26 Jul Overheard In A Tower Block featured on DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Down The Rabbit Hole is a fantastic children's books radio show and podcast presented by Katherine Woodfine, Melissa Cox & Louise Lamont. I got a lovely surprise this week when listening to the show to find that the fab presenters were joined by two author whose work...
20 Jul Received exciting post today…
Got exciting post yesterday, an advance copy of 'How To Write Poems' illustrated by the amazing Matt Robertson (out at the end of September) which is all good because this book represents 15 years of coming up with fun creative ways of getting young...
10 Sep Shortlist!!!
Am happy to report that Werewolf Club Rules has made The North Somerset Teachers Book Award Shortlist and is in there with some great company. Such a pleasure to be told via adorable doggy. Find out more here...