by Rachel Piercey | May 22, 2026 | Issue 11 poems
Smoo elant sliver berant blé Accent u poth streak smote Muley mantal muse sleigh Smutter smole smoo stir shé Ixle fox fox fingle wingld stoat Smoo elant sliver berant blé Ich full anail milch flay Sing zir song song licht mote Muley mantal muse sleigh Hole-light were...
by Rachel Piercey | May 22, 2026 | Issue 11 poems
A tanka * You fall asleep first long before I need to rest so I turn to books. I wear a secret headtorch and silently mine for words. * Patrick Fisher is a part time poet and full-time primary school teacher, reading aloud for pleasure at every opportunity....
by Rachel Piercey | Dec 29, 2025 | Issue 10 resources, Resources
All of the poems in Issue 10 are also available as free poem-posters to download, print and display. There are also free, downloadable teaching resources around the poems ‘My Superpower’ by Carole Bromley and ‘An unusual superpower’ by Vaishnavi Pusapati, ‘There’s a...
by Rachel Piercey | Dec 29, 2025 | Issue 10 poems
I can see straight through people, their bones, what they had for lunch, whether their heart is kind. I don’t always use this power; it’s enough to know I have it, that there’s nowhere they can hide. So when I look at you hard like this, I’m seeing right through you...
by Rachel Piercey | Dec 29, 2025 | Issue 10 poems
You won’t see me by the tuffet, you won’t find me up the spout. I’d much rather stay inside today instead of going out. Though I’m not a storyteller, it’s a tangled web I weave. I won’t give you superpowers, I’d prefer it if you leave. Please don’t call me “Son of...
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