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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

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It’s Christmas Poem Time!

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Latest Poems

The Moon Can Talk

by Ashlin James aged 10

The Moon can talk
The Earth listens as he takes a walk
The Moon says, Sometimes rocks collide with me
I wish that they would let me be
I see you Earth, any time, anywhere

…Read the rest

Schools and Pools

by Ezekiel aged 8

At school, you learn
In pools, you swim
There no difference, surely
So pass slowly

The Polar Bear

by Swara Suhas aged 7

Rainbow the polar bear
went looking for a friend.

“Will I ever find a friend?”
she wondered

She looked up and down
right and left

She walked and walked
At last, she saw a penguin

Cloudy

…Read the rest

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