Why do people make such a big deal about poetry? Isn’t it something from school that makes you sad or bored? Well, if you read this guide you might just change your mind and find out precisely why a cat’s name is a door.
Using poetry to teach poetry, this unique book will spark the young imagination and put the joy back into reading and writing poems.
Born and raised in Plymouth, England, Jan is a father, a husband, and a former poet. Readers enjoy his work for its directness and sense of humour, as well as its smooth, free-flowing prose.
What a wonderful little book to help children understand the beauty and sound and creativity behind poetry. No more must it be a boring subject. This is a book which every child will enjoy; the quirky poems and the easy way it teaches kids to unleash their inner poet while understanding the rhythms and metres and everything else is so simple and yet will give them a comprehensive overview of the way verse is put together. Brilliant! It should be in every school.