The New Generation
Will be published approx. on 1. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
84 pages
978-1-84471-765-1 (ISBN)
Description
Vampires, witches, fairies, wizards and mermaids meet them all here in Angela Topping's poems. She shares her wicked sense of humour about school and celebrates festivals, families and nature in this delightful collection of much anthologised poems now brought together for the first time. These poems have been enjoyed by children of all ages the length and breadth of the country in a variety of venues including schools, libraries and festivals. Enter Topping's zany world of magic and mystery, where teenage wizards wear doc martens and your auntie is a vampire. You will never want to leave.
Reviews / Votes
She flies up from the everyday in a powerful space-craft to find a wider view of the world. Which is not all beautiful, not all kind, but with its own mythic element. -- Anne Born * PQR Magazine * Angela Topping's poetry is now fully-fledged: her poems are as finely-crafted as she can make them - the products of always being in quest of perfection, the elusive only-words in their only-order. They are, in a word, self-assured, the genuine article. These are poems for sharing -- Matt Simpson * Stride Magazine * Angela Topping combines a practical, no-nonsense talent with gentle loving humour. -- Janet Walker * Envoi *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Reading Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-A)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 110 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84471-765-1 (9781844717651)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Angela Topping is a freelance poet with twenty years experience as an English teacher. She was Head of Literacy and Oracy at Upton Hall School until 2009. Her poems have been widely published, are used in verse speaking festivals all over the world, and feature in textbooks and on the internet education sites of various organisations including Amnesty International and Oxfam. She is a seasoned poet-in-schools for The Poetry Society and Windows Project, Liverpool. She has mentored many young writers and has tutored creative writing courses for all age groups. Her poems have been performed in a wide range of venues including The Greenbelt Festival, Manchester Poetry Festival, and The Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool.
Content
Acknowledgements
Witch in the Supermarket
Baba Yaga and Katie Weir
A Wizard Teacher
The New Generation
Aunt Jane
Mer-Mum
Midsummer Night
My Old Man
Satanic Supplies
They Mean Business
Dear Spider
Cat's Prayer
The Prayer of the Rabbits
Counting Sheep
Creatures Haiku
Fears
Snake
The Pigeon Fancies
Rivals
Savoy Hotel Cat
It's True
Teachers These Days
The Mean Librarian
To Be Chanted Very Loud at Playtime
Classroom Hamster
End of Term Reports
Snitch
Not To Blame
Lonely
My Pets
New Start
The Staff
After School Cinquains
Bonfire Night
Hallowe'en Party
Christmas Tree
Recipe for a Festival
Recipe for a Birthday
The Creation Disco
Winter Morning
Weatherings
Finding Magic
Haiku for the Seasons
Friends
My Best Friend
After the Earthquake
Change Our Ways
Kenning My Dad
Riddle
Hypocrites
After the Match
Little Houses
Witch in the Supermarket
Baba Yaga and Katie Weir
A Wizard Teacher
The New Generation
Aunt Jane
Mer-Mum
Midsummer Night
My Old Man
Satanic Supplies
They Mean Business
Dear Spider
Cat's Prayer
The Prayer of the Rabbits
Counting Sheep
Creatures Haiku
Fears
Snake
The Pigeon Fancies
Rivals
Savoy Hotel Cat
It's True
Teachers These Days
The Mean Librarian
To Be Chanted Very Loud at Playtime
Classroom Hamster
End of Term Reports
Snitch
Not To Blame
Lonely
My Pets
New Start
The Staff
After School Cinquains
Bonfire Night
Hallowe'en Party
Christmas Tree
Recipe for a Festival
Recipe for a Birthday
The Creation Disco
Winter Morning
Weatherings
Finding Magic
Haiku for the Seasons
Friends
My Best Friend
After the Earthquake
Change Our Ways
Kenning My Dad
Riddle
Hypocrites
After the Match
Little Houses