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Poets

Find out more about your favourite children's poets. Read their poems, watch their performances and listen to their interviews. Bring the voices of well-loved poets into your primary school and discover new ones for children to enjoy.

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Richard Jones

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Nicola Davies

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photo of Connie Wanek

Connie Wanek

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photo of poet Ted Kooser

Ted Koosner

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Liz Brownlee

Liz Brownlee

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Laura Mucha

Laura Mucha

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Nikita Gill (c Peace Ofure)

Nikita Gill

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Matt Goodfellow

Matt Goodfellow

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Manjeet Mann

Manjeet Mann

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Jane Newberry

Jane Newberry

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Amina Jama

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Paul B. Janeczko

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Karmelo Iribarren

Karmelo C. Iribarren

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Zaro Weil

Zaro Weil

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Rachel Plummer

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Lawrence Schimel

Lawrence Schimel

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Philip Gross

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Eloise Greenfield

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Steven Camden

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Ruth Awolola

Ruth Awolola

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Sue Hardy-Dawson - National Poetry Day 2018

Sue Hardy-Dawson

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Karl Nova

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Allie Esiri

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A F Harrold

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Kwame Alexander

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Kate Wakeling

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Michaela Morgan

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James Carter

James Carter

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John Lyons

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Sarah Crossan

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Rachael M. Nicholas

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Rachel Piercey

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Valerie Bloom

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Jackie Kay

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John Hegley

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Jennifer Watson

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George Szirtes

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Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen

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Rachel Rooney

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Hilda Offen

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Grace Nichols

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Tony Mitton

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Roger McGough

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Aoife Mannix

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Joanne Limburg

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Kathy Henderson

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Julia Donaldson

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Joseph Coelho

Joseph Coelho

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James Berry

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Allan Ahlberg

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John Agard

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