poetry

While many around the world celebrated Father’s Day in June, here in Australia Father’s Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in September. Since that is now just a few...

I love poems I love poems. Children do too. Poetry is a great way of introducing children to the joy of language, as well as to features such as rhythm,...

In the author spotlight this month is poet and author, June Perkins. June’s book of poetry for children Magic Fish Dreaming, was launched late last month, and it is about...

I love to write poems. Children do too. Giving young children a simple structure or a repetitive pattern to start from gets them thinking about words, how they sound, what...