Daily poetry prompt: Having fun with collective nouns I might feel uncomfortable spending time with a prickle of porcupines, or finding myself far too close to a stench of skunks... More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/09/coll...

Poem for #NationalPoetryDay 02.10.2022 As a girl we often played a game where children stood in a circle & whispered. You might know it as Telephone. This poem, also from If I Were Other Than Myself, plays with this. @domconlon.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social @brianmosespoet.bsky.social

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

Ridiculously cheap deals on remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Likes to Boogie. Get class sets or group readers. Contains 'Walking With My Iguana' and 'The Snake Hotel'. Details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/budg... Reposts appreciated.

Tomorrow's poem for National Poetry Day 02.09.2025 on the theme of play is all about the words. @domconlon.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social @brianmosespoet.bsky.social

Daily poetry prompt: What challenges would you take up? I wouldn't sleep with a spider in my room but I would climb the tallest tree in the park. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/chal...

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…

Great to have some mildly scary poems for kids aboard the scary-ness express. scaryness.com

Brian's poems and blog posts are always wonderful, but I was particularly taken with this one.

Daily poetry prompt: Advice on writing poems about Autumn. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/10/walk...

On #InternationalDayforthePreservationoftheOzoneLayer, my poem ‘Names’ written 25 years ago but sadly still relevant. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2016/12/name...

@brianmosespoet.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social @lizpoet.bsky.social @domconlon.bsky.social

So today for the lead up to National Poetry Day 02.10.2025 a playful poem about the colour yellow. @brianmosespoet.bsky.social @piecorbett.bsky.social

Evening @dragonslayerma.bsky.social - thanks for the #clocksticking #promptcombo - hope you don’t mind a children’s poem - originally written for a @brianmosespoet.bsky.social prompt. The end of the holidays already feels a life-time ago!

Daily poetry prompt: Boring conversations - what are the most boring conversations that adults have and that children have to listen to? What would they prefer to talk about? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/06/bori...

Hey! It’s #nationaliguanaawarenessday so here’s a post about all things Iguana with links to my reading and performing ‘Walking With My Iguana’. Find out what prompted me to write it too and how it can be used as a model poem brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/walk...

Daily poetry prompt: The Books Inside Me. What books do you have inside you? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Finding some great scary poems for children from a range of excellent poets over on scaryness.com #kidlit #childrenspoetry

New blog post - Latest guest poet on my blog is my friend and companion in poetry for over 52 years - @piecorbett.bsky.social Read some of Pie's poems and find out more about his latest book 'Dragon Cat' here: brian-moses.blogspot.com

@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...

We're gearing up for #NationalPoetryDay on 2 October! We have limited #schoolvisit availability, or @poetrydayuk.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social and children's poetry legend @brianmosespoet.bsky.social have some brilliant resources. The theme this year is play... let the word play begin! 🤩

@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...

New blog post - Latest guest poet on my blog is my friend and companion in poetry for over 52 years - @piecorbett.bsky.social Read some of Pie's poems and find out more about his latest book 'Dragon Cat' here: brian-moses.blogspot.com

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...

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What utter dickheads we are… Rayner fought for workers: sick pay, maternity rights, protection from unfair dismissal Farage and his MPs voted it down Rayner gets binned over £40k in stamp duty Farage dodges £44k, shrugs & strolls on The mega wealthy win again.

On #NationalReadABookDay it's the time to get lost in a book. Poem plus idea for writing. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/03/lost...

To all my teaching colleagues in touch with me on Blue Sky, I hope you all had enjoyable summer breaks and I wish you well for the start of the new school year. Plenty of ideas for writing are on my blog if you're stuck for one at any time brian-moses.blogspot.com

On #NationalBeLateForSomethingDay (5th Sept) Write a fantastic reason for being late for school. Your excuse should be a long way from the 'Truth' but not quite reaching the word 'Lies', so it might just possibly be true, but probably isn't. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2013/06/late...

On #NationalBeLateForSomethingDay (5th Sept) Write a fantastic reason for being late for school. Your excuse should be a long way from the 'Truth' but not quite reaching the word 'Lies', so it might just possibly be true, but probably isn't. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2013/06/late...

I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.

September 3rd is 86 years since the start of WW2, so here are two poems about the day war broke out, to compare & contrast. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-ti...

Words are magic

To all my teaching colleagues in touch with me on Blue Sky, I hope you all had enjoyable summer breaks and I wish you well for the start of the new school year. Plenty of ideas for writing are on my blog if you're stuck for one at any time brian-moses.blogspot.com

I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.

September 3rd is 86 years since the start of WW2, so here are two poems about the day war broke out, to compare & contrast. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-ti...

Delighted to be included in @brianmosespoet.bsky.social Back to School poems blog post alongside some top poetry pals.

Brilliant offer here from @brianmosespoet.bsky.social

I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.

I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.

Thank you for including my poem First Day Briefcase with all of the wonderful Back To School poems. Writing it truly helped me remember things, like my friend's rainbow pencil case, choosing stationery from catalogues, and shopping for the perfect school bag. #poem #poetry

Honored to have a poem among this stellar group of Back to School poems! Thank you so much for including me, Brian!

How I used to hate those 'What I did on my holiday' essays! Problem was I was too honest. Wish now that I'd had the courage to make something up.

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...

Delighted to be included in Brian Moses' blogspot Happy First Day of School poems - a great resource for teachers: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...

New blog post: End of Holiday/Back to School poems Part 2. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/end-...