Hi all! I’ve been thinking about the toll that lockdown is taking on young people in particular, and about how little we get to hear…

Hi all! As we start a tumultuous and uncertain new year, I thought it might be the right time to remind you about how important…

Hello from Iceland! If you’re tired of writing about all the difficulties humans are enduring around the world at the moment, it might be useful…

Hi all, Just a quick note to say that at the moment, thanks to lots of great submissions over the summer (thank you!!) there are…

Hi all! Now is a good time to think and to write about equality, which I’ve discussed here before in the inspiration post about diversity.…

By now you must know your family better than you ever thought you would, so it’s a good time to try poem portraits! Can you…

Hi all! The Poetry Society, a major publisher of great new poetry internationally, have just launched their annual poetry prize for young writers, the Foyle…

Back to detail – this time, for haiku writing, which is a great way to pass the time and focus your mind. Haiku are all…

It’s often interesting and inspiring to think about what kind of future you’d like. Are there ways you can see the world becoming better in…

Hi again! Have a think about memory: what are the things in your home that remind you of your past, your family’s past, or the…