We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with ...

There are endless amounts of silly, whimsical and funny poems sure to give you a ... that poke fun at nonsense and others are ...

Use the vibrant storytelling and playful language of Michael Rosen to inspire creativity, boost literacy skills and engage ...

Now, I tend to write funny rhyming poems. But as I tell kids at school visits, not all poems rhyme and not all poems are funny. But you’ve got to give poetry a chance. Here’s the first poem in ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Students could brainstorm ways in which a poem could be made funny, and when and why you would want to make a poem humorous. Students could have a ‘funny poem’ competition and try to write ...

The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza (Malta: Horizons, October 2024) is a collection of 42 original poems (21 by Ahmed Miqdad, 21 by John P. Portelli) which depict the state of being of the two ...

My dear friend David, a prolific writer, wrote a funny poem recently about half lives that made me rethink my own thoughts about birthdays. About how when we’re kids, we’re always rounding up to seem ...

A savvy man was sent over $300 worth of freebies from his favorite brands — after he wrote them poems. Andrew Cunningham, 29, spotted a tip online which suggested supermarkets send free gifts if ...

"However, what many may not realize is how heavy the toll is on children and future generations. Here, a collection of art and poems about the climate crisis written by children around the world.

Vincent van Gogh, “Self-Portrait” (1889) (image courtesy the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC) Editor’s Note: The following poems have been excerpted with permission and adapted ...