Welcome to The Poetry Zone!
Hi Everyone, welcome to The Poetry Zone.
Since 1998 The Poetry Zone has published around 30,000 poems by young people and has had millions of visitors – children and teenagers, real live poets and other adults – who want to check us out, especially teachers who use the Poetry Zone as a fun way of teaching poetry in their schools.
NOTE TO SCHOOLS SENDING POEMS. I’m very happy for schools to send us poems. But I do edit all poems – in the same way that poems would be edited in a book. This does take time – and so I would ask schools to limit the number of poems sent. If a school sends, say, 30 poems – one from every class member – I may have to choose a selection to appear in the Poetry Zone. Schools may, however, send as many poems as they would like for competitions..
Poo Poo Poo! Rude poems can be very funny but be warned – if you send us poems about farts, bottoms or poo they won’t be appearing in the Poetry Zone. So please stop sending us rude poems.
And do please remember that all the poems you send should be your own original work. Meanwhile keep writing and sending us poems. We love to read them. Be careful and stay safe
Latest Poems
Farm Poem
by agedThere was a boy named Ben
Who had a big hen.
She never made eggs so Ben was left starving.
Every noon it was not right despite her size.
But one day she was swaying side
Tree of Time
by agedAs the tree grows, inch by Inch, year by year,
She gets bigger and stronger, branch by branch.
Though she’s the tallest in the land,
Her roots dig deep like a secret hand.
Branches stretch up like
Eleven Hearts
by agedUnder the lights where banners wave
A team stands strong, steady and brave.
Eleven hearts beat, excitement grows
Their rivalry begins when the whistle blows.
The keeper guards the net with pride.
A silent net that
