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Write a Poem About the Sea...

…using a mirror structure that goes in and out like the tide!

Looking Forwards and Back

Will your poem be traditional or experimental?

A Spooky Poem for Halloween!

Listen to my poem and have fun playing with words to make your own scary poem!

Does Your Poem Look Like a Story?

The way poems are written on the page affects the way we read them…

Inspiration, Writing tips, Poetic Form, Poems for childrenLucinda Jacob23 October 2020poems, writing poems, reading poems, reading aloud, prose poem, rhymimg poetry, line breaks, isolation, poems for COVID-19, children's writing, Writing tips

Poems, Postcards and Place

Write about a place you know - using a postcard!

Poems for children, Poetic Form, Writing tips, InspirationLucinda Jacob27 August 2020poems, poetry, Irish Writing, Patrick Kavanagh, Children's Poetry, Poetry for Children, Writing tips, Writing prompts, writing activities, literacy, creative writing, Free verse, Rhyme

Shape Poems to Inspire You

Look at some ‘shape’ poems and draw one yourself…

Poems for children, Poetic Form, Writing tipsLucinda Jacob15 July 2020poems, poetry, poetic form, creative writing, paper craft, writing rhyme, shape poem, Kid's Activities, Poetry writing, Poems Step-by-step, Writing inspiration

19 Haiku for Covid-19

Haiku are tiny poems - but you could write several & put them together to make a longer poem…

Poems for children, Poetic FormLucinda Jacob23 June 2020Haiku, poems, poetry, poetic form, Children's poems, Writing tips, Irish writing, Irish writier, literacy, empathy, creative writing

A Poem for Empathy Day

It had to be a virtual celebration this year…

Poems for childrenLucinda Jacob13 June 2020Empathy, Haiku, Covid-19