Bilingual Child
Bilingual Child This poem is a chance to learn a few words of Russian! Many children in the world grow up bilingual – that means they learn two languages. Did you know that knowing more than one language is good for the health of the…
I’m the Captain of My Ships (My Shoes)
Pictures inspire Words inspire Pictures Sometimes a picture can inspire a poem. This poem was inspired by a picture on Twitter. The author Giles Paley-Phillips posted a picture of his staircase. It was decorated with maps. It made me think of a captain of a…
Button Pressing Haiku
Keeping it short Sometimes it’s fun to try and write a really short poem. The Japanese form called ‘Haiku’ is a fun way to try and tell a short story. These haiku use the form of five syllables for the first line, seven syllables for…
Uffington
Uffington and other interesting place names Sometimes a place name sounds fun or interesting. Some sound like characters from a book like Somersal Herbert, or Flyford Flavell, or Broughton Hackett. Some sound a little odd like Birdlip or seem a funny name for a place,…
Aeroplane
AEROPLANE Myles: Sometimes the best inspiration is whatever you’re doing right now. I started writing this poem when I was on an aeroplane to Porto in Portugal. I wrote it out in my little poetry notebook that I keep with me at all times (or,…