Tyger Tyger Issue 12 – Magic and Mischief, November 2026
Welcome to the twelfth issue of Tyger Tyger Magazine, the Magic and Mischief edition!
Our latest edition has bubbled, fizzed and sparkled into being! In this enchanting brew of poems, you will encounter magic in many guises and an irresistibly cheeky cast of characters – get ready for gremlins and goats, witches and weather-keepers, wild spells and the very least comforting kind of lullaby…
Each poem is available as a free poem poster to download, print and display, and there are free lesson plans exploring ‘Pocket of Time’ by Rachel Beto, ‘Lightning Fairy’ by Moe Phillips, and ‘How to Spell a Spell’ by Jennifer Watson.
Gremlins, by Annelies Judson
Discover the creatures who have been wreaking havoc for a hundred years…
The Magic of Trees, by Melinda Szymanik
Here’s a deep and wild kind of magic…
Lightning Fairy, by Moe Phillips
You’ve never met a fairy like this one…
The Mischief Chief, by Ella Duffy
Be beguiled – but beware…
The Evil Magician’s Breakfast Table, by Bill Jones
Paddington he isn’t…
Pocket of Time, by Rachel Beto
An old jacket is full of surprises…
The Magician, by Ian Brownlie
Meet the West Country’s answer to Harry Houdini…
The Impossibility of Drawing a Goat, by Piers Haben
How to pin down that most mischievous of ruminants…?
The Best of Friends? by Christine Eales
A mischievous encounter between two ancient foes… who will be the victor?!
An ‘I’ for an eye, by Corey Richards
Here’s mischief vs magic…
Nothing to be Afraid Of, by Andy Spearman
Nope, nothing scary happening here at all… eek!
Over Albert’s Mother’s, by Hilary Elder
What does a Weather-Keeper do…?
Dream Girls, by Leela Deo
A lush swirl of magic, dreams and imagination…
A Midsummer Spell, by Leanne McClements
Naming is a kind of spell in this heat-hazed poem…
How to Spell a Spell, by Jennifer Watson
Come chant this enchanting enchantment…
This is just to say, by Sarah Meade
A sparkling spin on William Carlos Williams’s famous apology…
Posters and teaching resources – Magic and Mischief poems – Issue 12
All of the poems in Issue 12 are also available as free poem posters to download, print and display. There are also free, downloadable teaching resources around the poems ‘Pocket of Time’ by Rachel Beto (exploring idioms), ‘Lightning Fairy’ by Moe Phillips (exploring...