Sending virtual Christmas hugs - have a great day everyone. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/12/hugs...

To all my contacts on Blue Sky, have a really enjoyable Christmas break, and all good wishes for a healthy and successful 2026. For those going home, either in reality or nostalgically, here is a poem for you. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/12/goin...

From my memoir of a travelling poet - Experiences in school halls. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-...

From my memoir of a travelling poet - Experiences in school halls. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-...

To all my contacts on Blue Sky, have a really enjoyable Christmas break, and all good wishes for a healthy and successful 2026. For those going home, either in reality or nostalgically, here is a poem for you. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/12/goin...

Daily poetry prompt: More quick writing ideas for the last days of term. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2016/11/more...

FESTIVE TREAT! To celebrate, I’ve made plenty more poems and resources available for FREE on my website: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk feel free to share; sending salutation to all! #BookSky #EduSky #poetry

Daily poetry prompt: Quick writing ideas for the last days of term. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/09/quic...

What will Christmas be like in the future? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/12/chri...

What will Christmas be like in the future? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/12/chri...

According to legend, animals are given the power of human speech for a few short moments as Christmas Eve turns into Christmas Day. So what would they say if they could only utter one sentence? And what would your dog say to you? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/12/at-m...

New blog post: Recommended Christmas books, picture books, fiction and poetry. brian-moses.blogspot.com @attielime.bsky.social @scallywagpress.bsky.social

Daily poetry prompt: Two fun writing ideas for the last week of term. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/12/two-...

Daily poetry prompt: Two fun writing ideas for the last week of term. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/12/two-...

Take a quiet moment and read this wonderful poignant poem by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social It will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one and has had to cope without them at this time of year. Thank you Brian for this incredibly moving poem. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/12/dece...

New blog post: Recommended Christmas books, picture books, fiction and poetry. brian-moses.blogspot.com @attielime.bsky.social @scallywagpress.bsky.social

Emma was on TV, on the news,   on the judging panel for the animal star   who will appear in Legally Blonde at the theatre.   #poem #poetry #prompt

According to legend, animals are given the power of human speech for a few short moments as Christmas Eve turns into Christmas Day. So what would they say if they could only utter one sentence? And what would your dog say to you? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/12/at-m...

Daily poetry prompt: An idea for writing that emerged from an exchange on X between @PieCorbett and myself - accomplishments. The apple pip's accomplishment was to grow a forest of apple trees. The tree's accomplishment was to host a rookery. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/11/acco...

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

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

Daily poetry prompt: An idea for writing that emerged from an exchange on X between @PieCorbett and myself - accomplishments. The apple pip's accomplishment was to grow a forest of apple trees. The tree's accomplishment was to host a rookery. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/11/acco...

Class sets/reading groups/Christmas gifts/prizes - ridiculously cheap offers on my book ‘The Budgie Likes to Boogie’, postage included. Contains all my poems about animals including ‘Walking With My Iguana’ and the ‘Sssssnake Hotel’. Details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/budg...

You never lose the excitement of receiving the first copy in the post. Then looking at it, it quickly turns into how the hell did I ever write that! Huge thanks @Scallywagpress for taking the idea on board.

For all the teachers who are wrestling with the complexities of making sure that each child has enough to say in the Christmas play - Sheep wars. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/12/shee...

Daily poetry prompt: What features make someone memorable? I know someone who is a talking machine, She’s a chatterbox. Sometimes I think she has batteries Otherwise she would slooooooww down from time to time And even stop. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/04/what...

A big December Moon in the sky this afternoon. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2016/12/dece...

Daily poetry prompt: What features make someone memorable? I know someone who is a talking machine, She’s a chatterbox. Sometimes I think she has batteries Otherwise she would slooooooww down from time to time And even stop. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/04/what...

For all the teachers who are wrestling with the complexities of making sure that each child has enough to say in the Christmas play - Sheep wars. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/12/shee...

You never lose the excitement of receiving the first copy in the post. Then looking at it, it quickly turns into how the hell did I ever write that! Huge thanks @Scallywagpress for taking the idea on board.

Class sets/reading groups/Christmas gifts/prizes - ridiculously cheap offers on my book ‘The Budgie Likes to Boogie’, postage included. Contains all my poems about animals including ‘Walking With My Iguana’ and the ‘Sssssnake Hotel’. Details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/budg...

Each week, our Year 5/6 Reading Buddies go and read empathy-rich picturebooks and talk about empathy with pupils in EYFS and KS1. Between them, they've created a bank of 20 questions to use as a starting point. Please feel free to download from my Padlet. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️ I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home... Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...

The books that mean the most to us - My ten favourite titles. Happy to post others alongside mine if anyone cares to contribute. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/09/book...

Daily poetry prompt: A compendium of Christmas writing ideas. Christmas is, a time for joy, happiness and soggy wet kisses. Access them here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/11/writ... #Christmas

Daily poetry prompt: 12 Things to do where I live, an idea from PieCorbett This could be adapted as 12 Christmas things to do where I live. Get children thinking about their locality and how it changes in the lead up to Dec 25th brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/09/12-g...

Each page gifts young readers fascinating facts & while this provides perfect December reading, it will be enjoyed throughout the year. 5 #Christmas 🌟 for our new Book of the Week, AN ANTHOLOGY OF CHRISTMAS Auriol Bishop published by @dkbooks.bsky.social🎁#BookSky booksforkeeps.co.uk/review/an-an...

Daily poetry prompt: 12 Things to do where I live, an idea from PieCorbett This could be adapted as 12 Christmas things to do where I live. Get children thinking about their locality and how it changes in the lead up to Dec 25th brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/09/12-g...

Daily poetry prompt: A compendium of Christmas writing ideas. Christmas is, a time for joy, happiness and soggy wet kisses. Access them here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/11/writ... #Christmas

In #NationalTreeWeek, why not make friends with a tree? Here is my environmental, evangelical poem to be performed with great gusto along with hand-clapping and the beating of drums. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-pe...

Daily poetry prompt: t’s #NationalTreeWeek Think about what a tree might be dreaming about. Does it dream of walking, talking, going on holiday or dancing? A tree dreams of dancing, of picking up her roots and pirouetting like a ballerina. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/06/a-tr...

Daily poetry prompt: It’s #NationalTreeWeek so how about asking trees questions? Tree why are your bony fingers so long?  I have fingers so long so that I can hold all the birds safely in their nests.  More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/06/tree...

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The books that mean the most to us - My ten favourite titles. Happy to post others alongside mine if anyone cares to contribute. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/09/book...

⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️ I am Ray's Imaginary Friend by @brianmosespoet.bsky.social illus. by Bethan Welby, publishes in March '26! This verse chapter book (7+) is narrated by the imaginary friend that Ray invents to help him cope with moving home... Pre-order your copy: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/i-am...

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...

Daily poetry prompt: Think of a place where you could find a big collection of different items - the loft, garden shed, cupboard under the stairs, under your bed etc. Now write a poem in rhyming couplets to show what's there. Examples here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/search?q=mor...

Daily poetry prompt: What memories might be contained in objects? A helmet, newly recovered, holds the final words of the wearer, an Egyptian casket holds the chatter of it’s mummy’s embalmers. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/11/memo...

On the News this morning I heard that new scientific research proves that kissing began over 21 million years ago, but there are no clues as to where the phantom kiss originated. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-...