As many of you will know, I love to write in rhyme, in fact, I find it difficult to write in any other way. But of course you can’t talk about rhyme without talking about metre. What is metre I hear you ask? Many people will say something like, the rhythm, the beat, the scansion […]
I saw this picture the other day and felt very comforted. It’s a lovely thought isn’t it. And after I’d seen it and shared it about, it occurred to me that there will be poems in the future that I love, but as yet, have not been written. Writers, all artists no doubt, will have […]
So if you have a rhyming children’s poem, story or picture book text that just won’t behave itself – send it through and we’ll soon have it sorted out.
One thing that staying inside has lead to – is a tidy up of this blog. With my second picture book hovering in the wings I thought it was time to upload a new page to showcase the soon to be released Temper Tabitha, illustrated by Leah Russack and published by Larrikin House. Written in […]
Round and round and up and down we go – the life of a writer. At the moment I seem to be on the way up, understanding full well, that after an “up” there is, more often than not, a “down” but until that moment happens, I’ll enjoy the ride. My most recent news is […]
I’ve been meaning to join in on #poetryfriday for ages and thanks to this post on Renée LaTulippe’s blog I now know how to do it so thanks for that Renée. When I went to Christie’s blog, Wondering and Wandering – I was delighted to see that her blog title was “Birds of a […]
I’ve been tidying up my blogs recently and thought that I’d include my poetry writing tips on this one. If you write in rhyme and meter and you’re interested in a few tips click here and enjoy. Tip 4 is especially useful as it lists what publishers have to say about writing in rhyme. […]
Welcome to our online celebration of Kenn Nesbitt’s beautiful collection of poems written by 65 poets from all around the world. Below you will find a display of some of the poems that didn’t make it into the anthology. I thought this might be a fun way to showcase some well loved rejections while also […]
~ I am writing this poem to try and explain ~The meaning of meter and rhyme ~This meter I’m using is often amusing ~If Seuss is the source of the chime But rather than bother with technical terms Let’s look at the beats, on and off The stressed beats, in red, are the on beats […]
Well half price July was a huge success with over 40 poems and stories in verse now tight as a drum! I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who sent their manuscripts in – it really can be a daunting thing to do and I appreciate you trusting your work with […]
Jackie Hosking 