Poetry

Look at this. A Poe Tree. The Internet never ceases to surprise, amaze and inspire me. This tree, in Lawrence Public Library in Kansas, USA, is inspired by Shel Silverstein’s beautiful poem, Poet’s Tree (read it here), and represents a growing appreciation of poetry. The Poe Tree was created by Youth Services Librarian Assistant Rebecca Dunn. Rebecca…

I didn’t even know I still had it. An old suitcase full of poetry, a growth chart of words measuring my life from teen to young adult. I was editing #1 son’s Psychology essay and recalled I’d kept one of my own. I thought he might be interested to see Mum was once a young student too….

To help celebrate the launch of her new verse novel Toppling, I have been blogging over at Sally Murphy’s Writing For Children blog on What Sandy Fussell Likes About Children’s Poetry. At first I was hesitant – after all, what do I know about poetry. I’m not a poet although I do love to read…