Stewart Ennis, ‘Granny and Grandpa’
About Stewart Ennis: Stewart Ennis grew up in Bridge of Weir, Scotland. He writes poems, plays and stories, and dabbles...
Michele Manning, ‘Sharing the World’
About Michele Manning: I’m a Library Media Specialist in Mystic, Connecticut who enjoys sharing stories with my students. I have...
Annie Fisher, ‘Marvin McLiquorice-Ticklish-Toes’
About Annie Fisher: Annie Fisher is a literacy consultant, children’s story-teller and poet. She writes for both adults and children....
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...