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Welcome to Our Table

Activity sheets to accompany Welcome to Our Table, including a fun two player card game.

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Dear Key Workers

This poetry film on CBBC is the result of online workshops with children around the world who wanted to thank key workers for everything they do.

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Night Flight Animation

An animation of my poem Night Flight, by Tania Rex and Meinart Studios. Shortlisted for the Poetry Screen Award.

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All About Poetry

A series of films for young people about poetry – why / how / where I write it, and more. Filmed by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.

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Poems on the Overground

I travelled to Dublin to see my poem, Dear Ugly Sisters, on the overground – in association with Poetry Day Ireland.

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Featured Poet

Read and listen to a selection of my poems on The Children’s Poetry Archive. There are also some video interviews on there too.

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The Globe Theatre

Liz Brownlee and I perform the poems Nightingale and Thought Machine at the Globe Theatre, London.

 

 

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We Remember

My poem We Remember, commissioned for Remembrance Day by the Royal British Legion.

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Thought Machine

A poem about ‘metacognition’, or thinking about thinking. Filmed by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.

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Racism, Thinking, Bereavement

Poems about racism, thinking about thinking, and bereavement – from the collection Being Me. Performed by young people.

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My Writing Process

How I write and edit my poems. Filmed by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.

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The Walk

My poem I Am Brave is included in this brilliant resource to accompany ‘The Walk’ and help children (age 5-16) and teachers to understand the refugee crisis.

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Dear Ugly Sisters

In this short film, I perform a selection of poems from Dear Ugly Sisters.

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Advice for Young Poets

My very best top secret tips for young poets. Filmed by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.

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The Land of Blue

A film of my poem the Land of Blue, about sadness. Filmed by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education.

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I’m an Orchestra

A poem about the importance of accepting all of our emotions. With accompanying score composed by Blake Reginald Bennett for Felt Music.