I was thrilled to find out that all three of my poems were added to The Dirigible Balloon today! Now I have a total of four poems on this wonderful website! 🥰 @northernjim.bsky.social

I am excited that my poem Blue Colours Wearing Children is in the spring flight of The Dirigible Balloon. It was one of my most fun poems to write in a workshop. Thanks, @northernjim.bsky.social #Poem #Poetry

Taking another trip on the Dirigible Balloon with the (decidedly not sky-bound) Green Submarine! dirigibleballoon.org/writer/ianbr... @northernjim.bsky.social #WritingCommunity #WritingForChildren #PoetryForKids #PoetryForChildren #PoetryCommunity #KidLit #KidLitUK

So pleased that Little Spring Moon 🌕and Tangrams🔺are up on The Dirigible Balloon website, along with a host of fresh new poetry for kids. @northernjim.bsky.social #poetryforkids #teachingresources dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Little-...

Such a joy to have some new poems up at dirigibleballoon.org So grateful to @northernjim.bsky.social #childrenspoetry

Now uploading our #SpringFlight of excellent poetry for children written by a range of known and unknown poets from around the world ... #NationalYearOfReading #CheckUsOut >>> dirigibleballoon.org #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social

Always happy and grateful to have new poems in dirigibleballoon.org - a children's poetry resource like no other the world. Thank you, as ever, to @northernjim.bsky.social #NationalYearOfReading2026 #Poems4kids #TEACHers #poems4kids

Feature on the Dirigible Balloon: Pandora and the Story Forge written by Gaynor Andrews illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel published by Rocket Bird Books dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Pandora...

Walking with Arthur early this morning and we heard a curlew. First of 2026. Never heard one this early before. #CurlewCalling #Cumbria

Today I will mostly be painting the ceiling in the bathroom, drinking coffee, cleaning the walls of the piano room, drinking coffee and starting the process of creating a longlist of poems on the Dirigible Balloon for the third anthology (and drinking far too much coffee). JH 🙂🎈

Sunlight breaking through the clouds over the Howgills. Taken from the top of Orton Scar. #morning #Cumbria #westmorlanddales #UK

Submissions window opens in March for 2 weeks (1/3 until 14/3/2026) ... open theme. JH x #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon

Submissions window opens in March for 2 weeks (1/3 until 14/3/2026) ... open theme. JH x #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon

💛💛💛💛💛 My 2nd poem for #childrensmentalhealthweek is one about fear. Read it on the fab @brianmosespoet.bsky.social blogspot or listen on The Dirigible Balloon dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Petrify... where you will find hundreds of wonderful poems suitable for every week! 😊💛 @northernjim.bsky.social

For #NationalHotChocolateDay (who knew?) and half term only 2 weeks away (I’m counting) - here is a poem about wet family holidays! 🥳Read the full version in The Dirigible Balloon- the brilliant bank of #poemsforkids dirigibleballoon.org/poem/In-the-... @northernjim.bsky.social #kidlit #poetry

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 The Windermere Children #PoetryForChildren soundcloud.com/user-6841090...

Holocaust Memorial Day 2026 The Windermere Children #PoetryForChildren northernjim.wordpress.com/2026/01/27/f...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7F5... northernjim.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/a...

Derek's Theory of Quantum Stiles instagram.com/roguemarker/reel/DLf2VxuToaJ/

The Magic Age (after Jenny Joseph) www.instagram.com/roguemarker/...

Favourite picture from the Contains Strong Language 2020 festival in Carlisle celebrating poetry and spoken word, and which also marked William Wordsworth's 250th birthday. #PoetInAFridge #Cumbria #BBCCumbria

Multiple Choice instagram.com/roguemarker/reel/DTlf8VPE-N8/

A Sofa Shared instagram.com/roguemarker/reel/DTkgLVXE99q/

Fridge Painting instagram.com/roguemarker/reel/DTkh1KIE09w/

The Seventh Whistler instagram.com/roguemarker/reel/DTknxvzkyBX/

Thanks to the brilliant Jonathan Humble @northernjim.bsky.social and All at The Dirigible Balloon. Delighted to have poems fly with so many wonderful poets. #kidlit @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social #poems dirigibleballoon.org

The Scruffy Little Monster: a (nother) Work in Progress Hamnet Banjuhlo has introduced me to the concept known as "multi-tasking" ... I am not very good at it. #UKNationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn2026 #DirigibleBalloon #HumblyBumblyDooDahProductions

Work in Progress #Grimsby #UKNationalYearOfReading #DirigibleBalloon #HumblyBumblyDooDahProductions

Jonathan Humble: A View From the Balloon childrenspoetrysummit.com/2023/10/19/j...

The Scruffy Little Monster: a (nother) Work in Progress Hamnet Banjuhlo has introduced me to the concept known as "multi-tasking" ... I am not very good at it. #UKNationalYearOfReading #GoAllIn2026 #DirigibleBalloon #HumblyBumblyDooDahProductions

Work in Progress #Grimsby #UKNationalYearOfReading #DirigibleBalloon #HumblyBumblyDooDahProductions

Poem for kids up at The Dirigible Balloon #kidlit dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Cat-Wat...

I’m afraid I’ve arrived at the last day of term without anything profound to say about money! So here is another one from the kids’ collection. Have a wonderful day. 🥳 #PoemsAbout #money @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk 🥰 #poetry

🤞 In the meantime I’ll keep adoring @northernjim.bsky.social at the helm of The Dirigible Balloon who keeps my ‘collection’ flying! dirigibleballoon.org/writer/rache... Well worth checking out if any of the #PoemsAbout team are interested in writing (and of course reading) children’s poetry.

Thrilled my poem A Lift for Rapunzel is flying on The Dirigible Balloon with so many wonderful poets and poems. What a brilliant resource this is @northernjim.bsky.social. Many thanks! dirigibleballoon.org

Very grateful to end 2025 with three poems for kids flying in The Dirigible Balloon! 🎈 A big thank you to @northernjim.bsky.social for lifting up myself and so many writers and for sharing the gift of poetry with kids around the world! ✨ #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit

Don't worry if you've not received a reply during this latest subs window. We've had a massive response and it's taking a bit of time to work through the emails. If you still haven't heard by December 21st, give the DB a nudge. JH x

For information: before we upload poems on the DB, we endeavour to contact poets with the news. Gmail accounts cause us problems (they come bouncing straight back so I use a different email account to get through). Do check your spam/junk folder if you're expecting a reply. JH

Righto! Been out and done some Christmassy stuff. Mug of coffee by the laptop. All other jobs put on hold ... LET THE POETRY BEGIN !!! #DirigibleBalloon #PoetryForChildren dirigibleballoon.org

Thanks @northernjim.bsky.social editor at the helm of the wonderful Dirigible Balloon - flying high with new cargo! Jump aboard- it’s a beautiful ride! #poetryforchildren dirigibleballoon.org #kidlit #kidlituk #poemsforkids

There's been a super response to our Dec. flight call-out. Thank you to all our poets (poets appearing on the Balloon automatically become members of the DB Club). Subs window closing at midnight GMT. JH & the crew (Arthur the Dog) will be tied to the laptops for a while now. 🎈

The submission window for our December flight closes in one week (Sunday December 14th). Still plenty of time to send poems for us to consider. Do please check out the guidelines on our website >>> dirigibleballoon.org/about #PoetryForChildren 🎈

The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th. The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform. #PoetryForChildren 🎈

The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th. The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform. #PoetryForChildren 🎈

Enjoyed a couple of episodes of Just A Minute at St. George's Hall in Bradford last evening @BBCRadio4 Well done Chris Cantrill on his debut : ) #BradfordJesus

Honest to god. It’s insanely problematic nobody checks Trump on his misogyny. This creep is the example for how millions of young boys think they should treat girls, and for how millions of young girls think they should be treated. Burn the patriarchy to the ground. #momsky

"Every child deserves the chance to experience the happiness that diving into a great book can bring ..." Frank Cottrell-Boyce #LoveYourLibrary

A few pages later ... #Grimsby

Begun sketches for a children's picture book ... #Grimsby