Don’t Go, Joe, by Susanne Connolly

A limerick * There was a young man from Dundee preparing to sail out to sea. His mother said, “Joe, I can’t let you go. It’s dark, and you’ve only turned three.”   * Susanne Connolly loves writing in rhyme, and limericks are her favourite kind of poem. Born and...

Cat Haiku, by Fatmanur Koksal

cat loaf on my bed looking at me with no hurry   a thick book open in the middle of the book a fluffy tail   dim, silent morning young girl sleeping a charcoal cat, passing   it’s snowing behind a laced curtain and a lazy cat   an open suitcase...

Night Owl, Reading, by Patrick Fisher

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....