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Once a Little Bird Told Me
I have been teaching creative writing to a child called Carina, aged 7, for about a year and a half now. Even writing that sentence gives me pause for thought, because can creative writing actually be taught? Well, I prefer to think of it as…

Poems of a Teenage Girl
Last year, I spied a book in the window of my local bookshop, How to Grown your own Poem by Kate Clanchy.
I loved the cover and the title and often use poetry to help my students with creative literacy, so decided to treat myself to…

Celebrating National Poetry Day
Please click here to read an article I have written about National Poetry Day, celebrated this year (2019) on 3rd October. This year's theme is TRUTH.
So, why not join in and #tellyourtruth

An Advent Calendar Poe-Tree
I had been meaning to create an advent calendar 'poe-tree' for my children for years, ever since seeing one on a children's book blog I follow. There's never going to be an easy time to do this, so I just decided to go for it this year, pulling…