Poetry Prompts - All sorts of ways to start a poem from Joseph Coelho

Discover 40 ways to write a poem, with Joseph Coelho, Children's Laureate 2022-24. An essential for any budding writer or performer. This is a fabulous resource for creative writing, with an emphasis on reading and performing poems out loud. 

About the author

Joseph Coelho is a London-born poet and children's author. His poems have been published in several anthologies including Green Glass Beads, edited by Jacqueline Wilson. Joseph has been a guest poet on CBeebies 'Rhyme Rocket' where he was beamed up from 'The Rhyme Rock' to perform his Bug Poem and has featured alongside Michael Rosen and Valerie Bloom on Radio 4's Poetry Playtime. His debut children's collection, Werewolf Club Rules, was the winner of the 2015 CLPE CLiPPA Poetry Award. His collection for older readers Overheard In A Tower Block was long-listed for the 2018 Carnegie Medal and short-listed for the 2018 CLPE CliPPA Poetry Award. He features in 'Teach Poetry' a 10 part BBC online series that aims to make the writing of poetry fun and accessible to all. In addition to poetry, Joseph also writes picture books like the heart-rending If All The World Were... named as a Guardian Book Of The Month. All of his work has poetry and an element of performance at their heart making his festival and school sessions dynamic occasions.   Amanda Quartey is an illustrator based in the UK. At the age of 14 she moved to Ghana and studied art, and later returned to the UK to study Graphic Design. She has worked on a variety of published projects.

Summary

Discover 40 ways to write a poem, with Joseph Coelho, Children's Laureate 2022-24. An essential for any budding writer or performer. This is a fabulous resource for creative writing, with an emphasis on reading and performing poems out loud.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Coelho, Coelho Joseph
• Assisted by: Georgie Birkett (Illustration), Birkett Georgie (Illustration), Grasya Oliyko (Illustration), Amanda Quartey (Illustration), Viola Wang (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.10.2023
• EAN: 9780711285118
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-8511-8
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 276 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 334 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Creativity; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Poetry / General, Interactive & activity books & packs, Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books / General, Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Poetry