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The Toy Press

Posted on 19 December 2023

Nature Edition

Val’s poem ‘A Palette of Birds’ was published in this issue.

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Other featured Poems
  • NATIONAL POETRY DAY THEME: WONDER
  • THE END OF AUGUST IS NEARLY HERE!
  • LATE SUMMER NEWS
  • June 2026 – after a mini heatwave at the end of May we seem to be drowning in rain and battered by winds. But whatever the weather, poetry is always on my mind. And poetry is what I have been working on since I last posted on my blog in April. I have three Historical Horror poems appearing on the https://scaryness.com website, including one about some noblemen who ended up in a sewer, the day that William the Conqueror exploded! As well as one about the Plague Doctor. Here are a few poems to get us thinking about summer – I’m sure its on the way.
  • APRIL: It’s a bit blustery today, after a flash of summer took us all by surprise, including the wildlife! My garden is full of wild flowers and blossom, and beautiful spring scents. I haven’t posted any poems for a while, so here are a couple of Spring poems. First up is Garden’s Make me Smile, followed by New, The Colours of Spring, and Dandelion Universe. Happy Springtime to you all
  • Hello on this beautiful sunny day at the beginning of March! Spring is sprouting in the garden and its beginning to get colourful with daffodils and primroses, and the peeping tops of bluebells. I’ve seen some gorgeous yellow Brimstone butterflies, and the birds are singing at the tops of their voices. Hurrah for Spring! In February I posted some poems relating to National Year of Reading and also WORLD BOOK DAY which is happening this Thursday 5th March. What a wonderful day and year to celebrate reading! Here are a few more poems to celebrate the joy of reading. Don’t forget that libraries are full of books that you can take home and read for free! Authors can excite your imagination, and transport you to so many different places and events. Have a wonderful day exploring books, stories and poems. Please feel free to share these poems in your school.
  • Children’s Mental Health Week
  • Hello! It’s a bit of a a wet start to February. But let’s forget about that. 2026 Is the NATIONAL YEAR OF READING! and coming up at the beginning of March we also have WORLD BOOK DAY! What a wonderful year! Here are a few poems to celebrate the joy of reading. And don’t forget that libraries are full of books that you can take home and read for free!
  • Brrr – what a chilly start to the New Year! Here are a few wintry poems to fit the feeling! With some from the Fairy Door Poetry Trail at Painshill Park in Surrey, that, sadly, ends tomorrow. It was such a privilege to be part of it.
  • It’s been a great year for poetry – mine and all the other great poets that I know. Thank you to everyone who has published mine! The highlight for me was having my poem Red Kite displayed on a summer poetry trail at the wonderful Painshill Park Landscape Gardens in Surrey. And currently I have several poems on a wonderful Fairy Door Trail at Painshill, in collaboration with Nia Broomhall, the Poet in Residence. But back to Christmas. It’s Christmas Eve and here is a penultimate advent poem. Plus one for Christmas Day incase I forget!

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