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!

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Latest Poems

Nature Dream

by Leah Dooh Collins aged 12

Sun kissed mountains
Morning dew
The world awakens, bathed in gentle light
The sleepy trees begin to rustle
The river flows with a certain might
Stretching beyond human sight
Golden-hazed sky
No birds

…Read the rest

The Dictator

by Adrian Lee

Humanity dawns
The people are ruled
But there are the people who reign
Who crave power—
It is what restrains the ruled
Suppression is an investment
For the nation’s growth
Or is it?

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General of Loss

by Adrian

Gallop, gallop, and up the mound

His fellow men are on the ground

Fear shall not, but the tears he’s got

What has he got, his men are shot!

Advance! Advance! Don’t miss the chance!

So gamble forth, the game

…Read the rest

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