New blog post: Poetry prompt- What can you find inside the lines of a poem? In the fourth line I was summoned by darkness with only a candle to light my way. The fifth line was a road map to places of the heart I’d avoided visiting before. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/05/insi...

Delighted to discover that ‘I Am Ray’s Imaginary Friend’ has been labelled a Top Pick by Inclusive Books for Children. Thank you IBC.Find out about the book here brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/03/i-am... @scallywagpress.bsky.social

Daily poetry prompt: What would you like to be able to do? I'd like to fly south with the birds and winter in warmer places. I'd like to be able to photofit funny expressions to people's faces…. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/12/like...

Delighted to be featured in BooksForKeeps as this month's Authorgraph. Congratulations to Bethan Welby whose cover illustration for 'I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend' is this issue's front cover. Thanks BFK & Scallywagpress.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...

New blog post: Poetry prompt- What can you find inside the lines of a poem? In the fourth line I was summoned by darkness with only a candle to light my way. The fifth line was a road map to places of the heart I’d avoided visiting before. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/05/insi...

Delighted to be featured in BooksForKeeps as this month's Authorgraph. Congratulations to Bethan Welby whose cover illustration for 'I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend' is this issue's front cover. Thanks BFK & Scallywagpress.bsky.social booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...

Daily poetry prompt: What would you like to be able to do? I'd like to fly south with the birds and winter in warmer places. I'd like to be able to photofit funny expressions to people's faces…. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/12/like...

During SATS week I think of those children who may not do so well because of factors beyond their control. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-... #SATS

Delighted to discover that ‘I Am Ray’s Imaginary Friend’ has been labelled a Top Pick by Inclusive Books for Children. Thank you IBC.Find out about the book here brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/03/i-am... @scallywagpress.bsky.social

Daily poetry prompt - today from @attielime.bsky.social - Hush brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/poet...

Daily poetry prompt - today from @attielime.bsky.social - Hush brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/poet...

The sea 🌊

Some fab poems here! New #poem #poems #LibrarySky #EduSky #BookSky #poetry #TeacherSky #poetrylovers #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidlit

A simple, fun performance #poetry lesson idea! #poems #libraries #education #poetry #teachersofx #poetrylovers #edutwitter #teachertwitter #librarytwitter #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #teachers #literacy @SchoolReading #kidlit @TroikaBooks

Daily poetry prompt: What scenery would you like shifted to outside your bedroom window? What if there was someone who could shift scenery, swap your city streets for mountain peaks, or streams of traffic for a holiday beach? More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/10/scen...

New blog page: A second page of poems on a theme of ‘People Who Help Us’, all written by top children’s poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/05/peop... @carolebromley.bsky.social @attielime.bsky.social @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social

If you find my blog ideas for writing useful, there are 52 poems that are ideas for getting children writing in my book “On Poetry Street’ plus advice on how to use them. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/05/on-p...

My book of poems about animals is now remaindered but I have a large number of copies which I am offering to schools at very low prices, for example, a class set, 30 copies for £20 (inclusive of postage). Great for class prizes. Details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/budg...

Daily poetry prompt: A performance poem idea from @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social Good morning Daniel “Here Sir!” Good morning Colette “I'm NOT here Sir!” Good morning Aaron “Bonjour monsieur!” … Read the poem here plus advice on how to write one: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/09/fun-...

Daily poetry prompt: A performance poem idea from @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social Good morning Daniel “Here Sir!” Good morning Colette “I'm NOT here Sir!” Good morning Aaron “Bonjour monsieur!” … Read the poem here plus advice on how to write one: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/09/fun-...

My book of poems about animals is now remaindered but I have a large number of copies which I am offering to schools at very low prices, for example, a class set, 30 copies for £20 (inclusive of postage). Great for class prizes. Details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/budg...

Another fantastic group of poems. Thank you for including one of mine @brianmosespoet.bsky.social

If you find my blog ideas for writing useful, there are 52 poems that are ideas for getting children writing in my book “On Poetry Street’ plus advice on how to use them. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/05/on-p...

Reading is an adventure! Let "A Catalog of Curious Creatures" take you on your next epic journey. Available through the links below: In the UK: amzn.eu/d/0hAK5ySr USA: a.co/d/02sjHX8a #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #bookrecs

Such an honor to have a poem included in this stellar group. Thank you, Brian! 💚 #poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit

Great selection Brian - thanks for including mine! 🐊🪥🤕

I love this theme and all of the poems included. Hooray for people who help!

New blog page: A second page of poems on a theme of ‘People Who Help Us’, all written by top children’s poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/05/peop... @carolebromley.bsky.social @attielime.bsky.social @nealzetterpoet.bsky.social @suehardy-dawson.bsky.social

Poetry prompt for #WorldLaughterDay (May 3rd) I hear the laughter of islands as small waves tickle their shores. I hear the laughter of mountains as skiers take a tumble on their slopes… More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/11/i-he...

A really beautiful poem from one of the best children's poets writing today.

Daily poetry prompt - I read somewhere how objects might contain memories that remain recorded in them over the years, how a lute’s strings may carry the memory of an Elizabethan tune, or a sword hold the battle calls of invaders …. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/11/memo...

Daily poetry prompt: April 30th is #WalpurgisNight so time to consider what a good spooky poem needs. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/hall...

Daily poetry prompt - I read somewhere how objects might contain memories that remain recorded in them over the years, how a lute’s strings may carry the memory of an Elizabethan tune, or a sword hold the battle calls of invaders …. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/11/memo...

Thankful to Brian for sharing my poem in this wonderful post, and for all of the incredible poems about helpers from the other poets included. Check it out at the link below!

A wonderful selection of poems

Daily poetry prompt: Never in a Million Years… Grandad never expected to find that the lenses in his glasses were now stained glass windows. My neighbour never expected to find that his garden fence had disappeared overnight More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/01/neve...

New blog post - a selection of poems by top children’s poets, on the theme of ‘People Who Help us’. Particularly suitable for KS1. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/04/peop... @shaunjexauthor.bsky.social @joshuaseigal.bsky.social

Daily poetry prompt - Imagine an imaginary menagerie. What creatures would you find in yours? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/02/imag...

Daily poetry prompt: How much do you like your friend? What would you give your friend? My friend, I will like you more than..... Use these starting points to write an oath of friendship to your friend. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/06/oath...

Daily poetry prompt: How much do you like your friend? What would you give your friend? My friend, I will like you more than..... Use these starting points to write an oath of friendship to your friend. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/06/oath...

Decided I’m not marathon fit so I won’t be pounding the streets of London this year. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2019/04/mara...

Here's a poem for everyone taking part in a marathon and in particular all those fun runners who slog round the course in the most amazing costumes. Have a great race. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2013/04/mara...

Decided I’m not marathon fit this year…. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2019/04/mara...

Daily poetry prompt - Imagine an imaginary menagerie. What creatures would you find in yours? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/02/imag...

Daily poetry prompt no 2. For @StGeorgesDayUK - another dragon writing idea… We didn’t see dragons in Dragons Wood, but we saw where the dragons had been,,, More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/02/drag...

Daily poetry prompt: From the blog archive for @StGeorgesDay - Here be Dragons. Writing about dragons with Yr 2. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2013/03/here...

On #InternationalLochNessMonsterDay (April 21st), here is a page about Nessie. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/11/loch... #LochNessMonster

Daily poetry prompt - On #ThankYouForLibrariesDay, What happens to you in different kinds of libraries? In the library of confusion, I discovered my direction. In the library of birds, my words took wing. More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/02/in-l...

For Earth Day (April 22nd) here’s a new performance poem. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/10/geys...

Daily poetry prompt: On Earth Day (April 22nd) write a poem about a place using only nouns. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2022/03/writ...