Shortlisted for the CLPE Poetry Awards 2007
This book is a celebration of who we are; the good stuff, our amazing senses, language, love, gossip and cheese. John Siddique's poems blast off the page into real life or they can melt as gently as a snowflake on your tongue.
Many of the poems in this book were conceived in primary schools, so John has added special bonus material to help you enjoy reading and writing more, and also included is an exclusive interview about what it is to be a poet.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
The subtitle of this book is 'poems for young people'. Make that young people of all ages, any person whose mind is open to a different view. This is a book which biffs you round the ear one moment and takes your breath away the next. There are poems here to challenge and poems to make the reader laugh out loud. -- Fiona Waters
Reihe
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Reading Age: From 5 to 7 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 178 mm
Breite: 110 mm
Dicke: 6 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84471-763-7 (9781844717637)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
John Siddique was born in 1964. His discovery of his local library when young began his life-long love affair with what words mean and how they sit together. He is the bestselling author of Recital - An Almanac, Poems From A Northern Soul, The Prize and now Full Blood. He is the co-author of the story/memoir Four Fathers. He has contributed poems, stories, essays and articles to many publications, including Granta, The Guardian, Poetry Review, and The Rialto.
A Word from the Poet
Which Way Round is the Truth
Lovely Day
Moon Insomnia
Head
Snowfall
Inside In
Apples
Nostril
Family
Wrong Day
Cat & Mat
Our Town
Love
Dinner Ladies
Habitual Family List
Heybrook Stream Where I Used to Play
Gossip
Bedtime
Poet
Shopping Day
Head for Tomorrow
My Own Teacher
Growing Pains
Making it Up
Don't Wear It On YR Head, Don't Stick It Down YR Pants
A Small Poem Called Vengeance
Teacher
In Our Family
A Poem for the People Who Taught Me
Haikus of the Seasons
Helping Out
My Body, My Mind and Me
Rage Thinks About Itself
Inside the Shell
Skanda Kartikeya
Snow, Rain, and Sun
Memory Photo #1
Memory Photo #2
Memory Photo #3
Monsoon Season
Born Here
Unexpected Guests
Poetry Extra
John's Top Tips to be a Good Poetry Reader
How to be a Poet
