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I’ve been thinking a lot about how we first fall in love with language – what causes the spark that helps us to understand that words are there for enjoyment as well as communication.
Of course, the story of when and how we get smitten, and the cause of our ‘smittenness’, is bound to be different for everyone. If we are lucky, our curiosity is aroused very earl...
In another of our series of Editors’ Profiles, we asked Roy Johnson of Troika Books to tell us what he and Troika are up to right now.
Who are you and which publisher do you work for?
Roy Johnson, commissioning editor and commercial director at Troika Books. As well as poetry, I also work on fiction and picture books, ...
With around six weeks until the end of term, with plays, songs, and carols to come, why not add more poetry into this space? Teachers often make this time special by offering class, school and community events that involve hearing, writing, reading and performing poetry , thus giving and receiving more.
I’m sure you can seize some of the liminal spaces that emer...
We know that reading sets children up for success, and is the key to a world of comfort, empathy and joy. And yet children’s literacy – and that of adults – has declined rapidly. How, then, can we encourage reluctant readers?
Let them read what they love. And re-read, ad nauseam. Yes to graphic novels, yes to that series you can’t stand, yes to ...
Who are you?
Hi, I’m Attie Lime. I write poetry for children. I love sharing my poems during school visits and at festivals. I have been called an Adventure Poet, a Performance Poet and a Popular Poet. I haven’t decided which one fits me best.
How long have you been writing...
