Poetry is not all about big words, it can be fun too!

I read an article in the Sun Newspaper that was written by one of my favourite poets Roger Mcgough.  He is going to be working with the Disney Junior channel for an animated online poetry guide for parents to go alongside the TV Channel's A Poem is ........http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3136956&type=lead

It is a series of short poems read by celebrities, including my nephew's favourite Matt Smith.  Roger Mcgough is the president of the Poetry Society and was keen to get involved.  Animation is a big part of childhood and it can help to introduce poetry to children.  Poetry is ideal for some children who are intimidated by books.  This includes my son who struggled to read until the age of 7.  He hated the books at school and we used to write our own books.  I have kept them for sentimental reasons.

Poetry is included in the literacy KS1 in schools and I was invited into  Holy Trinity Infants, to read my book.  I took the costumes and my homemade cardboard rocket from the poem 'Rocket's Rule.'  They loved the interaction and engaged fantastically where a visual stimulus was provided.  I did take some other work and read this but I  soon realised 5 and 6 year old's need the fun element to keep their attention.

You can download the poetry guide at www.DisneyJunior.co.uk or find out about the Poetry society at www.poetrysociety.org.uk 

I hope to post more regularly and some work out of my bursting notepad, it seems a shame to just read to just my writing group.  Health permitting of course.