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

Competition!

It’s Christmas Poem Time!

Read on

Latest Poems

Please Stand By

by Anna Catherine Barlow aged 12

A glowing light,
shining bright
almost inviting you in…
but not just yet!
It waits for something
Maybe you?
Or just something…. anything!
While shapes are everywhere
it still feels empty

…Read the rest

Comfort Star

by Celine Fathazam aged 10

I watch the stars as they glimmer above me,
I always wonder why the stars don’t come often.
perhaps they’re busy,
maybe they don’t like visiting
but they come anyways to make us happy.

I’ve always

…Read the rest

My Headbreaking Exam!

by Lunasha Limba aged 11

I passed my exam,
At National’s Marrs Spell Bee.
I got Rank 5,
Not really easy,
Did International in Mumbai,
My best friend’s native,
But for this exam,
I had to get creative!

…Read the rest

Latest Interviews

LAURA MUCHA

Read on

Roger Stevens

Read on

News

from Roger!

Ask me a question

Read on