Here’s another way to make a word collection -and perhaps even to make a found poem. When you are out and about -or even just inside – look out for letters and words that are not in books or magazines. Look for street signs, hand written messages, names pressed into metal manhole covers, messages sprayed … Continue reading Word Hunt
Every year, young writers in Suffolk, UK, have the opportunity to enter the Suffolk Young Poets Competition which is run by the imaginative and generous Poetry People, who are based in Halesworth, Suffolk. It is wonderful to know how many young writers there are in the county, and to read their fresh and thoughtful work. … Continue reading Young Poets
Eve Merriam is a favourite poet of ours. This very short poem of hers is another list. It’s a list of places to hide a secret message. Where would you hide a secret message? Write your own list. Hey presto, you have a poem! In a raindrop on a windowpanein a moon shellin a raisin … Continue reading Places to hide a secret message
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