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'Let in the Stars: new poetry for children'
I am delighted that a poetry anthology I selected in 2014, 'Let in the Stars: new poetry for children', has been featured by Twinkl in...
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BBC Family Proms 2021
Fantastic music, a creative brief and a chance to work with the Proms Family team at the BBC! What wasn't to like about this month's...
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Count Down to Empathy Day, Thursday 10th June 2021
I was thrilled that 'Belonging Street' was selected by their judges for inclusion in the Empathy Lab 2021 Read for Empathy collection....
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Children’s Books North interview in their Autumn Tour
Tell us about your new book Thanks for inviting me, Children’s Books North! ‘Belonging Street’ (Otter-Barry Books) is a poetry collection...
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Belonging Street Launch
Tomorrow is the launch of my new children's book, 'Belonging Street'. (Everyone welcome, free to attend, 7pm Eventbrite Friday 2nd...
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Guest Blog for the Youth Libraries Group
I was very honoured to be invited to co-curate the brand new Manchester Poetry Library's Children's collection. It was such an inspiring...
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National Poetry Day
Happy National Poetry Day everyone! Not that everyday isn't a poetry day... I've share this children's poem this morning on twitter and...
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News on 'Belonging Street'
This little poetry collection took some big steps in the last few weeks.... it was chosen as one of the Sunday Times' Poetry Books of the...
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First review for the new Children's collection, 'Belonging Street' (otterbarrybooks.com)
Red Reading Hub, Jill R Bennet It’s always exciting to receive new poetry books and these two from Otter-Barry Books are smashers....
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Looking for the light and the tree that walks
Just had a medical interlude, and back home from hospital nursing a few stitches, a friend kindly gave me a house plant. It is Oxalis...
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Recording a poetry reading for YouTube
Some of the many things I've learned making a video recording for YouTube... look at the lens not the screen... smile, breathe, and...
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The Writers in Schools Course with Writing on the Wall
This Thursday is the first day of the six-week writers in schools course that I've designed with Writing on the Wall. Yesterday, Alice...
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Belonging Street arrives...
Happy days! The new children's collection, 'Belonging Street' finally rattled through the letter box and it looks just great. many thanks...
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Counting down to 'Belonging Street'.
Has it gone to the printer yet? I can almost smell the ink! My new collection of poetry for children, 'Belonging Street' is due out any...
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Calling all writers interested in working with schools...
I've just finished designing course material for a six week 'Schools Training Programme' with Liverpool's, Writing on the Wall. This...
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A World of Poetry
People may not be able to travel due to Covid 19, but poems can. I was just re-reading the excellent site, 'Write Where We are Now',...
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June Thunderstorms
I always watch for the moon to rise over the chimney-pots of our terraced streets, it made me think of this lovely new book from...
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