Hi all! This will be my final editor post, so I just want to say so many thanks to you all for sending such amazing,…
Your Voices Are Important
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…
Amanda Gorman
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!
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…
2020 Update
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…
On Equality
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.…
Ideas: Family Portrait
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…
Foyle Young Poets’ Award
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…
Ideas: Haiku
Back to detail – this time, for haiku writing, which is a great way to pass the time and focus your mind. Haiku are all…
Ideas: The Future
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…