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Poetry Box is back online for 2026

I missed you all!

I missed reading poems by and for children and...


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It’s time to wake up Poetry Box and get our poetry pens and pencils moving.
Time to get hunting for cool words and fascinating ideas and magical images.

Try fo...


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Urgent: A boy sent me an incredible poem about his mum on about Nov 5th, 6th or 7th and it has gone missing in my email box. If it was you, can you resend please as I want to post it.

WOW! this has been the best challenge ever! If I were rich I would send every child a book to say WOW! Your writing has moved and...


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Margaret Mahy’s Pockets

In Margaret’s pockets you’ll find
rhyme and delight and trampoline rhythms

tin can bands and remarkable cakes
George’s pet and dashing dogs
bubble troubles and Harry the Hawk

In Margaret’s pockets you’ll find
imagination that surfs, rockets and kisses the moon
invented words that sizzle ...


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Rākau: The Ancient Forests of Aotearoa, Ned Barraud
Te Papa Press, 2025
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