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An Interview with Allan Ahlberg

School assemblies, football and folk songs are just some of the sources of inspiration ...

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An Interview with Jackie Kay

Join Jackie Kay as she reveals the musical influences on her award-winning poetry, and ...

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An Interview with James Berry

Distinguished poet, James Berry, often returns to his Jamaican childhood for the sound ...

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Andrew Fusek Peters (b. 1965) and Polly Peters (b. 1965) have written and edited more ...

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Many of Berlie’s poems do not have regular stanzas or patterns of rhyme. But if you ...

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Billy McBone

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Boy Friends

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Brendon Gallacher

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It’s no wonder that Brian Patten’s poems appeal to both children and adults – he’s a ...

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Callum

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Childhood Tracks

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