That’s what one of Brenda Ainsley’s students at Kibworth High School thought. Find out more about how poetry can make … More
Tag: poetry thinking
‘Poems should give us pictures in our head’
Children from Torriano Infants School (in Sue Ellis and Amy Clifford’s chapter, Making Poetry Happen). If you want to know … More
Post-16 Poetry teaching
I picked up a wonderful ‘free word’ postcard from the Free Word Centre this summer. My word was ‘Phrontistery‘ (Noun) … More
Ars poetica and the 21st-century English/literacy classroom
Final call for English Teaching Practice and Critique: Ars poetica and the 21st-century English/literacy classroom We have received some very interesting … More
Taking the plunge
Blogging and poetry: do they go together? We shall see! Let’s hope this blog doesn’t eat into the poetry thinking … More