How To Write Poems: Be the best laugh-out-loud learning from home poet

How To Write Poems: Be the best laugh-out-loud learning from home poet

by Matt Robertson (Illustrator), Joseph Coelho (Author)

Synopsis

How to Write Poems is packed with exciting activities to get your pen flowing! Make poems out of leaves, carve out a mud poem, go on an outdoors simile hunt, and play poetry games in the playground. Whether you already write poems, you've never written before, or you're not even sure what a poem is - this is the book for you. Full of useful tips and starting points, How to Write Poems will make you chuckle, make you think, and inspire you to write your own poetry. Join popular poet Joseph Coelho as he explores a mind-boggling selection of poetry: from laughable limericks to poetic puns, and from ridiculous rhymes to silly sibilance. Pick up this book, grab a pen, and get going!

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Publisher: Bloomsbury Activity Books
Published: 21 Sep 2017

ISBN 10: 1408889498
ISBN 13: 9781408889497
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: Jam-packed with poetic inspiration, amazing activities, and tips on getting started, this book will make every reader a brilliant poet: whether they already write, or want ideas to get them going.

Author Bio
Joseph Coelho is a performance poet and playwright. His first solo poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules, won the CLPE Poetry Award 2015. He performs his poetry shows with the UK's top performance poetry organisation, Apples and Snakes, throughout the UK. Joseph's poems have also appeared in many anthologies, including Green Glass Beads, compiled by Jacqueline Wilson. Matt Robertson is an award-winning illustrator whose characterful illustrations have delighted readers. Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize 2017, his work includes the hilarious picture book, Super Stan, and the adventurous Shelby Holmes: Girl Detective. Matt studied illustration at Cambridge School of Art, and has worked with Bloomsbury, Egmont, HarperCollins, amongst others. Winner of the Lara Jones Award (2014), he's often found in his studio in Norwich.