September

Poetry News

It’s September already! And that means back to school. i hope you enjoyed your summer vacation and I wish you all a wonderful new term and new year – and most of all a happy new reading year.

AUTHOR LETTERS

Along with lots of other poet/authors I know, I’ve been busy sending out author letters with a few poems from my book A CLASSROOM OF STARS, to lots of schools.

Us poets will also be going back to school, for visits, and here is a poem I wrote about that:

FIRST DAY BACK AT SCHOOL

I’ve got my bag

It’s full of books

My hair’s been cut,

Hope no-one looks.

My tummy’s turning,

Knees are trembly.

I’ve been asked to speak

At school assembly.

A sea of faces

And expectation

Meet my eye

And presentation.

A daunting debut,

Have you guessed?

It’s my very first day

As a poet guest!

IN OTHER NEWS

Watch this space for a special Halloween in the Forest Spooky Poetry announcement!

Bye for now!