Check out this poem by Edgar Allan Poe - it's such a haunting tribute to eternal love. I completely adore it. The intense emotional depth...

In 1871 Lewis Carol wrote the novel, 'Through the Looking Glass' - a sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865). Included in it...

I have to include a bit of Shakespeare - the absolute master of poetry and storytelling. I think so many people have been turned off...

This is fabulous, in a really depressing way... an absolute masterpiece of Gothic poetry. Spooky atmosphere, rich symbolism, and a...

Here's another glorious epic story, told in narrative verse. It was reading things like this that lead me to choose this form for my...

What about this one... it's so fabulous! Such lovely imagery and rhythm... wow. I first encountered this poem when I was at primary...

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , is another of my absolute favourite poems - I love the rhythm and the wonderful imagery. What I love most...

This is one of my top favourite poems, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson - narrative verse can be so brilliant and evocative... I absolutely love...

I'd like to share with you this beautiful poem for children, written by Eugene Field and first published in 1889. Apparently the original...

As I prepared to visit Roselands School for my book reading event, I felt excitement mixed with a few nerves. I'd visited over 20 schools...

What a journey this was for me… I suppose it started all the way back in my childhood. From the get go I was extremely obsessed with...

So, from my first ever visit to a primary school, Upton St James in Torquay, on 21st May 2024, performing ‘Chloe and the Bright Idea’, to...