Jacqueline Shirtlff, ‘Skitter Mouse’
About Jacqueline Shirtlff: Jacqueline is a primary school teacher and children’s poet from the Isle of Man. She has had...
Hilary Elder, ‘The Fall Ball’
About Hilary Elder: Hilary was born, raised and lives in the Far North of England – though she has been...
Andy Nuttall, ‘Sky Geese’
About Andy Nuttall: Andy hails from East Lancashire in Northern England, a stone’s throw from the Yorkshire province of Armitage...
Rob Walton, ‘Jeremy Micklethwaite’
About Rob Walton: Rob Walton is a writer, performer and teacher from Scunthorpe. He now lives in Whitley Bay, where...
Rhona Stephens, ‘Garden Friends’
About Rhona Stephens: I grew up in Northern Ireland, went to university in Wales, moved to England for a while,...
Shauna Darling Robertson, ‘Don’t’
About Shauna Darling Robertson: Shauna grew up in the north-east of England and now lives in the south-west. Her poems...
Sarah Ziman, ‘The Birth of Taliesin’
About Sarah Ziman: I’m originally from the South Wales valleys, and – like Charles Causley – prefer to write work...
Mid-November Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
November has been a busy month (as usual). My workshop at Poetry in Aldeburgh went very well and, since I...
Children’s Poetry that Every Adult Should Read
Charles Causley famously once stated that writing poetry for younger and older audiences is a very similar experience. Although we...
November blog by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
Not long ago I saw ‘The Fisherman’s Friends: One and All’, a film inspired by fishermen in Port Isaac in...
Discovering Charles Causley – a blog from professional artist Jill Swarbrick-Banks
SilenceMoments come in life when you stop in your tracks, take stock and ponder what really matters.Silence offers immense relief...
Rhythm, Rhyme and Form: How Causley Changed Poetry Writing for Kids
One of Charles Causley’s greatest talents—of which there were many– was his ability to write accessible but unpatronising poetry for...