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Morning all! Some new summer poems up on my blog/poetry on my website valharrispoet.co.uk

We loved this performance of 'I Hate Nettle Soup!' from shortlisted #CLiPPA25 title 'We Are Family' by Oliver Sykes MBE BCAa, illust. by Ian Morris pub. Otter-Barry Books . Our shortlisted poets were nothing short of captivating this year & you can hear the enjoyment in this clip! 🎉

Daily poetry prompt: An outdoor activity for a sunny day. Clasp in your hand the single black feather left in your garden as a gift from a crow. Whisper the words that you learned from the wind... More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-spel… Pie Corbett

Enter our competition on Instagram to win a copy of Unit Street School Saves The Planet by Sheena Davies and a Rewilding Pack! 🌱 instagram.com/p/DLhWbWtCzWD/…

An absolute honour to hear Michael Rosen speak ! Thank you #CILIPConf25 CILIP Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷

Here are two primary school pupils, Jack and Cuddus, performing my poem 'Saving Face' at the National Theatre in front of 1000 people as part of the CLPE #Clippa2025. What a treat! 🫶

A new (ish) poem #poetryforchildren #poetry ©️Fiona Halliday 2025

The Dirigible Balloon is an amazing free poetry resource for children (and you might find some of my poems on there too! 😃)

Really enjoyed this Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷

When I was a child, my grandfather would take me to bookshops as a treat. They're still where I go when I want to feel inspired. So I'm blown away that Tyger is a Barnes & Noble Monthly Pick. THANK YOU to all the amazing booksellers out there - it really means the world to me!

If you want kids to love reading - show them how much YOU love reading! So read to them every day. Talk about the stories, the pictures; share the whole experience. And always give them time to read & choose for themselves. Reading for pleasure changes lives forever! #literacy

It’s now live - get those children reading!

"The storytelling in this novel is masterful. Author, Ian Eagleton, has conjured up a ghost story which genuinely sends shivers down the spine, but manages to balance the scares, with a great deal of humour, empathy and a genuinely warm hearted and inclusive atmosphere."

A real honour to write the introduction to The Poetry World of John Agard from Otter-Barry Books. I shared John’s poetry with many of the classes I be taught over the years. The book is a beautiful collection of greatest hits, edited by Charlotte Hacking

Daily poetry prompt: What would children put in their round the world backpacks? Or cats/dogs. “What shall I pack in this sack on my back?” said the cat as he pondered the day… “some tuna?  sardines? a can of baked beans? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/11/my-rou… Pie Corbett Jane Newberry

National Year of Reading coming up: what better way to help children enjoy reading books than helping them find a funny book to read?! Laugh Out Loud Book Awards #NationalYearOfReading

July 8th is #CowAppreciationDay so have some sympathy for the cow at the back of the queue. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-co…

A wonderful collection of poetry by Fiona Halliday-thoroughly enjoyed reading Fiona's truthful and moving words-words you can keep rereading-Fiona Halliday

Off on my holidays tomorrow so one last pre-hols shout to register for my Lone Husky online schools event on Oct 22nd. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ tringbookfestival.co.uk/venues/virtual…

I’m very behind with my to-read pile but here at last is Fiona Halliday’s ‘Thoughts on Life’ which covers family, friendships, love and loss. I think this love poem (and yes, it is!) is my favourite: ‘Holding our time together with/sticky tape and stickier fingers’ 💛 #poetry