Poetry prompt: The Day My Head Fell Off. Create a class poem with everyone contributing brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/05/on-n...

Here are the 13 marvelous BlueSky versions of my 1/17/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku.

‘planted you a boat/ a pyre’ 🔥 @marcellenewbold.bsky.social from the Christmas and winter anthology. blackboughpoetry.com/news

January 14th is #InternationalKiteDay so here is a poem about a lost kite. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/08/word...

Recommended Books for Year 13 including titles by Qais Akbar Omar, Zadie Smith, Wole Soyinka, Tom Pollock, Richard Feynman, Alastair Campbell & more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/secondary-ks... #YA

Here are the 7 phenomenal BlueSky versions of my 1/3/26 #HaikuSaturday #haiku posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Monday so more people can join in if they wish to do so.

Thoroughly enjoyed 'Forest Girl' by @jumpingjulespoetry.bsky.social (and so did Bugsy 🐱) #poetry #books #cats

‘Two headless snowmen— glove-craft: sculpted stone and swan-ice’ ⛄️ ⛄️ 🪓 @vespertine4.bsky.social from our Christmas-Winter anthology. 🦢 🧊 blackboughpoetry.com/news

40 great books for children in year 3 aged 7-8, including modern and classic titles by Lara Hawthorne, John Steptoe, Roald Dahl, Zanib Mian, Dick King-Smith, Derek Keilty, Jon Scieszka, Helen Cresswell & more. #kidlit #teachertwitter www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Zf...

‘New Year’s Eve’ by Ruth Higgins. ‘the moor’s a wave about to crest’ www.blackboughpoetry.com/news

A splendid anthology of nonsense verse chosen & illustrated by Colin West. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-mi...

@fhalliday.bsky.social at our Christmas - Winter anthology launch last Sunday. www.blackboughpoetry.com/news

A compendium of ideas for writing about Christmas. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/11/writ...

Daily poetry prompt: Take a look at a marble. What can you see? Shapes, colours, squiggles, swirls, images, reflections, patterns........... anything more? An exercise in imagination stretching. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/03/marb...

aily poetry prompt: What do you grumble about? Our family are experts at grumbling. We grumble about the dog leaving muddy paw prints across the floor. We grumble about the delivery man and his thunderous knocks on our door… More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/06/grum...

🥰 🤟🏼 😊 Empathy, kindness and love books for children aged 3-12+ 😊 🤟🏿 🫶 With books by Laura Dockrill, Kerry Drewery, Dan Smith, Jess McGeachin, Michael Rosen, Catherine Rayner & Benjamin Dean. Free resources & lesson plan links! schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/empat...

Daily poetry prompt: What have you never seen? Never seen a hyena with a vacuum cleaner, never seen a goat in a boat. Never seen a pike on a motorbike but I've seen an anaconda on a Honda. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2015/05/neve...

What would you like to see less of? Thank you, @brianmosespoet.bsky.social for this post and the thought-provoking prompt! I’m sure there are many things pupils would like to see less of.

New #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @troikabooks.bsky.social @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

The former actor and BBC producer Collette Hiller has won the CLiPPA – the poetry award run by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education – for Colossal Words for Kids: 75 Tremendous Words Neatly Defined to Stick in the Mind 👇 #BookSky

Good Morning @thebrokenspine.co.uk!🌻 Long overdue but a definite #LiftToTheSky for Fiona Halliday @fhalliday.bsky.social for hopeful, positive and inspiring poetry. 💛

#teachers - are you counting sleeps? And THANK YOU for a fantastic but tough year! #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

I'm thrilled to have 3 poems in this fab online book. All proceeds from sales fund Compassiviste Foundation's work to create a more equitable + sustainable future for all #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky ‪@fhpowellwriter.bsky.social‬

Thank you, @littlethoughtspress.com ! 😊💕

You can find Fiona's poems, "The River Horse" and "Great Barrier Reef" as well as Emily's illustrations, "A Sunset Soak," and "Sowing to Save" in Little Thoughts Press Issue 9: Go Wild! available in print & pdf. www.littlethoughtspress.com/issues

Fun tales of Derek’s conversations with great people! I really enjoyed seeing how the meetings began - lending to others and giving advice - Derek has a lot to offer! Thank you, Jonathan Humble! #poetry

This Friday’s #PoemsAbout theme is #NeverForget Dust, data, loss, legacy. What still haunts. 📅 Share your poem Friday for feedback from @alanparry83.bsky.social. 🖼 Use alt-text if posting an image. #TakeRisks #LeaveScars #EndOnAnImage

Thank you for your lovely review, Carmella, I’m delighted that you enjoyed my poetry. 💕 #poetry

#poetrycommunity Reading the wonderful #poetry of @carmellapoetry.bsky.social published by @hedgehogpress.co.uk .It was difficult to decide on 2 favourite poems, I love the line ‘My fears are kept in the pockets of strangers.’ Beautiful illustrations by Vanya Milanova accompany the poems.

Thinking of friends who’ve recently lost loved ones. #prayer #grief

The sun is shining! ☀️☀️☀️ And Fiona Halliday's pamphlet #thoughtsonlife from @hedgehogpress.co.uk has arrived... It's going to be a wonderful afternoon! 🩷💐🩷 @fhalliday.bsky.social #poemsaboutlife #poemsaboutfriendship #debutpamphlets

This is a poem of loss, taken from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023)...

Thank you, Attie! I suspect many people feel this way - afraid of saying the wrong thing, but not wanting to be silent! 😊

Here are the 9 gorgeous versions of my #HaikuSaturday #haiku posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Monday, so more people can join in if they wish to do so.

Thank you very much, Kate! I’m so pleased you enjoyed, ‘Thoughts on Life’, thank you for reviewing it! 😊

TEACHERS: In need of some fun, FREE poems? You'll find plenty on my website - www.joshuaseigal.co.uk - including one of my best known poems, below. Might be handy for #WorldBookDay! Enjoy. #BookSky #EduSky #poetrycommunity @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

x.com/fionahallida... Thank you to @samszanto.bsky.social for this interview about ‘Thoughts on Life’!

This beautiful poetic conversation about motherhood is available from @hedgehogpress.co.uk , @samszanto.bsky.social Thank you Sam Szanto and Annie Cowell!

A lovely post from Mark @hedgehogpress.co.uk , thank you! Thank you for publishing ‘Thoughts on Life’! For more info on how to buy a copy, please dm.

Thank you, Debbie! I really appreciate your boost! 😊 ‘Thoughts on Life’, my debut pamphlet will be officially published tomorrow, 14th Jan 2025! For more information, please dm.

#CoverReveal! So thrilled to show everyone the delicious cover for my KS1 poetry collection, publishing in March 2025 with Otter-Barry Books! Huge thanks to the brilliant Kate Sheppard for her amazing illustrations. 🎉🎉Pre-orders are OPEN! 🎉🎉 💙🍓💙🍓💙🍓

**SUBS DEADLINE ~ WAVE TWENTY-ONE** Picked to feature in wave twenty-one of @iambapoet.com from March 15th? This is your reminder that you need to send @markantonyowen.com your completed submission by January 15th – ten days from today. Please, please, PLEASE try to be prompt! 🙏🏻

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Hello, I'm a figurative sculptor who could not work without drawing. The process of drawing, that intuitive response, is what I aim for in my work. The work is about everyday life, in its minutia, the sheer fantastic-ness of it all.

Best Wishes for 2025! Happy New Year! 😊

The January #KidLit events calendar has been updated and emails are in the queue. You can check the website or sign up to get the weekly emails. What #KidLitEvents are you looking forward to attending in the new year? carolynbfraiser.com/kidlit/

A gentle reminder that balance, not excess, is where peace lives. Let go, and find the calm waiting for you. #MindfulLiving

Happy New Year to you all x

Gordy's work is some of my favorite #kidlitart! ❤️