Wishing all mums a happy Mother's Day! 🌸🩷🌸

YT's Children's Poem of the Week: 'Dance of the Stream Sprite' by Jacqueline Shirtliff @northernjim.bsky.social yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Chil...

@littlethoughtspress.com even! 😬

Little Thoughts Press Issue Twelve: Better Together is open for preorders. I'm delighted to have my poem 'River Vow' in such an uplifting issue full of hope, celebrating community and collective action. square.link/u/UOWLUcaU

Poetry Review - A Welly Full of Christmas, by Attie Lime poetryroundabout.com/2025/12/03/p...

Little Thoughts Press Issue Twelve: Better Together is open for preorders. I'm delighted to have my poem 'River Vow' in such an uplifting issue full of hope, celebrating community and collective action. square.link/u/UOWLUcaU

Very chuffed to have a piece in here - thank you so much @dustpoetry.bsky.social Can’t wait to read everyone’s work! 😊

It's #RSPBFeedTheBirdsDay so here are some ideas for children's writing about our feathered friends. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/05/bird...

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...

Quick! Before October is over for another year, we wondered if anyone has a favorite Autumn poem to celebrate the season? 🍂 Here's a classic from Robert Louis Stevenson, to kick things off...

As Halloween draws near, don't forget that sometimes monsters get lonely too. Just like in this poem by Myles McLeod, from Issue 23... 🐍💕 bit.ly/caterpillarbackissues

Still some slots left for my Remembrance Day online sessions for primary schools/yr 7s in the week leading up to November 11th. Sessions are based around the book 'What Are We Fighting For?' All the details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/10/what...

New blog post: Five of my favourite children’s poems plus where to fine them/listen to them. Hopefully good for @PoetryDayUK and for schools tackling poetry units of study throughout the year. brian-moses.blogspot.com

If any primary school teachers have units on performance poetry, why not book an online session with someone who has 35 years experience of performing poetry in schools. Lots of advice to children plus examples plenty of poems: Take a look at my showreel: youtube.com/watch?v=qxSXy2…

@poetrydayuk.bsky.social is on Thursday Oct 2nd this year and the theme is 'Playing'. So how about playing with stars? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/play...

Poetry prompt: When children return to school , don’t ask what they’ve done in the holidays because some children will have done very little. Instead, ask them to be imaginative about the things they didn’t do. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/09/this...

New blog post: End of Summer Holiday/Back to School poems by top children’s poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...

Amazing work by a super poet xx

Had great fun delivering some space-themed poetry workshops at a planetarium over the weekend. Lots of enthusiastic participation and super poetry-writing. Positive feedback from all attendees: 'It was great to hear your creativity.' 🚀🛸☀️⭐️🌛

Poems about the Sea and seaside by top children's poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-mi... @lizpoet.bsky.social @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social @rumblecade.bsky.social @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social @joshuaseigal.bsky.social

New Blog Post: More poems and the stories behind them by top children's poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com @attielime.bsky.social

A Second selection of summer poems by top children’s poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/07/summ... @lindapoet.bsky.social @attielime.bsky.social @coralrumble.bsky.social @colinwest.bsky.social @valpoet.bsky.social

A super, summery collection of poems for end of term poetry writing inspiration, collected by the wonderful @brianmosespoet.bsky.social So pleased to have one of mine included!

UPDATE: Nine excited pupils & two even more excited staff turned up. She talked us through the rules first, which were very simple: read books & be kind. Everyone enjoyed reading Albert's Tree by @jennidesmond.bsky.social & then talking about what they would do if they were a bear. It was perfect.

Grateful to have two new poems for kids flying on The Dirigible Balloon website 🎈 Thank you to @northernjim.bsky.social for lifting up children’s poetry! Here’s one of mine. #poetry #poetrycommunity

The books we love when we're young are the ones that make us readers. They shape us at the deepest levels, and they stay with us forever. So whatever else you do - please never stop reading books with kids, and encouraging them to read. Please never stop changing lives! #literacy

Poetry & Percussion show for children, and for the child in every adult. If you are in the Battle/Hastings area, do come along and say 'Hi.' There will also be an after show book signing session. RTs appreciated. Catch a glimpse of my show here: youtube.com/watch?v=qxSX...

Thank you to @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social for giving me the chance to share about my creative process in this interview! Honored to be featured on their awesome blog 😊✨

READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop reading books with kids, and encouraging them to read. Never stop helping them find books to read and love. Never stop changing lives. #literacy #books

"I call you ancient seafarer, here long, long before me. I call you strong bone-shield wearer, gracefully gliding free." -from "Hawksbill Turtle Love" by @lindapoet.bsky.social accompanied by the illustration, "Green Sea Turtle" by Hollyn Alpert in Little Thoughts Press Issue 9: Go Wild!

A sneaky peek at Forest Girl with this poem. Thanks to @coastalpoet.bsky.social for this beautiful photo. Hope you enjoy. Limited signed copies on my website, special bundle for 2 books 🌳🌿 www.jumpingjulespoetry.com/book-shop

Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? If not, now's a great time! A new one is headed to inboxes next week and will include some special announcements, fun throwbacks to past illustrations, and lots of exciting news. You can subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com

May 20th is #WorldBeeDay so here are two poems about bees plus others about a variety of insects. All written by top children's poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/06/mini... @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social @joshuaseigal.bsky.social @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social #bees

Children will always need BOOKS to help them make sense of the world. I love the idea that children's books can be bridges connecting all children, crossing all barriers, helping them to imagine a better world – and to build it, one day. #books www.theguardian.com/childrens-bo...

Today in honor of #EndangeredSpeciesDay, I’m returning to the Go Wild! issue of @littlethoughtspress.com. Here’s one of many favorites from the issue: a poem full of wonder by @lindapoet.bsky.social with a lovely illustration by Hollyn Alpert 🐢✨ #kidlit #poetry

❛ From beautiful and thought-provoking to quirky and fun, something for everyone! – Linda Middleton Stories, poems, and art to while away the hours with - perfect for bright young minds, but sure to be loved by anyone looking for an adventure... 🍄 bit.ly/caterpillarb...

If you missed it, you can find Carrie's work in our Natural Wonder & Hit the Road issues, see her editing talent on full display in our Fabulous Facts issue, and read more about her background and kidlit writing in our interview from 2022: www.littlethoughtspress.com/post/intervi...

I'm sad to share that Issue 10 will be @carriekarnesfannin.bsky.social last with LTP. From contributor to submission reader to editor & illustrator, Carrie has been an essential part of our team. I wish her endless luck in her writing journey. Thank you for everything, Carrie! You are wonderful!

Really enjoyed this blog from @teresacremin.bsky.social about taking poetry into the playground. Now that summer is on the way, it's the perfect time to add a box of poetry books to the playground equipment. childrenspoetrysummit.com/2025/05/08/t...

Primary teachers/supply teachers - if you need some fresh ideas for getting children writing, do visit my blog where there are many tried & tested ideas for all ages. brian-moses.blogspot.com Follow for daily poetry prompts during term time.

I'm all abubble (an 18th century word that means bubbling over with excitement) that @littlethoughtspress.com has invited me to guest edit their next issue. Let's celebrate the goofiest, the strangest, and the most beautiful words of the English language together! 👇

Issue 10: An Ekphrasis Adventure is now available to pre-order!! A picture is worth 1000 words & in this issue, we let artwork lead the conversation! Featuring 10 magnificent illustrations & the stories & poetry they inspired. You don't want to miss it! checkout.square.site/buy/4YRQGRFO...

A new WW11 cover for 'What Are We Fighting For? - New Poems About War' by Roger Stevens & myself. Almost half the poems are about WW11. Here's a link to one of them 'No Surrender' plus details of online sessions. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/08/what...

Our latest newsletter is up, featuring a poem from @lindapoet.bsky.social, our interview with @sarah-a-author.bsky.social & a new way to help us support the teachers you love! You can check it out and subscribe here: littlethoughtspress.beehiiv.com/p/saving-pol...