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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

Competition!

It’s Christmas Poem Time!

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Latest Poems

Two Bananas Interlinked

by kasia jank aged 11

Two bananas interlinked,
I sit and ponder on what to think
an inane thought brought to life,
as i recollect this memory of mine.
Two bananas interlinked,
how silly and foolish,
what to think!

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I’m Sorry

by Sage Mico

I’m sorry for the way you made me feel.
I’m sorry for all the distance issues that make you stay at home.
I’m sorry for all the shitty things you didn’t do.
And I’m sorry for everything

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Sunsets Burn

by Megan aged 11

I’m Everest Spring,
My name sounds happy, I used to be happy.
I used to love books
I used to love music
Most of all, I used to love sunsets.
I used to sit on

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