never knowingly without a pen
Trowbridge Town Hall was awash with poets and artists on National Poetry Day, October 6 2016. Ten local schools each sent small groups of children and a member of staff to take part in my poetry and art workshops which I ran with artist Ben Midgley. In addition, poets from Trowbridge Poetry Society Stanza group took part,… Continue reading National Poetry Day at Trowbridge Town Hall
June 2011 This writing exercise worked well with mixed aged children (5 and 6 year olds with 9 and 10 year olds). Older children supported the younger ones ('Shall I start that off for you?' 'Shall I write that for you?'), younger children often had a wider variety of ideas! We started by talking about… Continue reading Writer in school: My School Jumper – a writing exercise using all five senses
Josephine Corcoran 