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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 21h

Daily poetry prompt: Anyone who connects with me on X will know that I love dogs, so maybe write your own version of my poem about them. But if you're not a dog person try cats, rabbits, hamsters etc; using the same structure. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/05/dogs...

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DOGS I love all sorts of dogs…. Dogs that launch themselves at my lap. Dogs that ignore me, preferring a nap. Dogs that have grown old but...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 2d

Still some slots left for my Remembrance Day online sessions for primary schools/yr 7s in the week leading up to November 11th. Sessions are based around the book 'What Are We Fighting For?' All the details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/10/what...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 2d

Daily poetry prompt: What does a good spooky poem need?
Find out here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/hall...

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A Good Scary Poem Needs.... A Good Scary Poem Needs...... A haunted house, a pattering...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 2d

I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 AuthorsAbroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days

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Joshua Seigal - 'YAPPING AWAY' out now! @joshuaseigal.bsky.social · 2d

Just updated my website. FREE poems! FREE resources! FREE penguin! www.joshuaseigal.co.uk #EduSky #BookSky #poetry

Joshua Seigal | Official Website

Website of award-winning poet, author, performer and educator Joshua Seigal. Contains free poetry, and lots of information.

www.joshuaseigal.co.uk

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Fiona 📎 @lucidwhim.bsky.social · 2d

This article by the Sunday Times reveals how reading is in decline and how 1 in 8 children in the UK do not own a book! Even worse is the appalling fact that less than half of under 5s are read to frequently.

Please read the article and help Get Britain Reading.

Join The Sunday Times Get Britain Reading campaign

Reading for fun transforms lives, but we’re losing the habit. A stellar group of authors — from Ian McEwan to Marian Keyes — agree with us: it’s time to act

www.thetimes.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 3d

It's #Caturday so here is the reluctant space cat. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

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The Reluctant Space Cat Only some dumb dog would allow itself to be bundled into a rocket and shot into space. No way a cat would ever get...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 5d

Daily poetry prompt: What challenges are there that you would or wouldn't do?

I wouldn't sleep on a bed of nails
but I would enter a doughnut eating contest.

More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/chal...

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Stefan Karlsson @stefankarlsson.bsky.social · 5d

What an excellent blog post by children’s poet @josiedefalco.bsky.social! Josie is a wonderful poet whose voice enriches the #kidlit community. So nice to learn more about her work and inspirations here!

Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 6d

New Blog Page - Guest children's poet: Josie de Falco.
Find out about Josie and read some of her poems here -
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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 6d

Daily poetry prompt: October 9th is #HarryPotterBookDay so here are a couple of ideas for writing about the boy wonder and his world.

If I had Harry Potter's magic
I could make a feather fly
and give a tree a face...

More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/11/harr...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 6d

Such silliness!

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 6d

That's a 'Wish I'd written that' poem! Brilliant.

Ben Davis @bendavisauthor.bsky.social · 6d

Hi Brian! This one might fit the bill. It’s called Don’t Come to Saturn.

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 6d

New Blog Page - Guest children's poet: Josie de Falco.
Find out about Josie and read some of her poems here -
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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 11d

Daily poetry prompt - New blog page: Inside a Tall Building. What might you find on each floor of a tall building? brian-moses.blogspot.com

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 11d

I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 Authors Abroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 10d

New blog post: A Ticket to Scary-ness - Link to a fabulous new website with a range of poems that are suitable for the run up to Hallowe'en. Enjoy. brian-moses.blogspot.com #Halloween #Halloween2025 #spookypoems #scarypoems

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 9d

Daily poetry prompt: This coming week is #worldspaceweek2025 so why not ake an ordinary creature from Earth and put it on one of the planets where it becomes something totally different to what it was. Take a look: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/09/spac...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 8d

It's #WorldSpaceWeek so how about writing a love poem from one alien to another? Lots of examples here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/03/writ...

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WRITING LOVE POEMS...... TO ALIENS. (To begin with, children think they are simply writing love poems and there is always ...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 7d

Daily poetry prompt: Choose a name. What does that name make you think of?

NORA
Your name makes me think of adventure.

It is St. Bernard dogs
yapping,
pleading for you to take them on a walk.

It is falcons soaring gracefully.....

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TWO IDEAS FOR WRITING FROM THE ABLE WRITERS' DAYS AT HORNBEAM SCHOOL IN DEAL Choose a name. What does that name make you think o...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 7d

Daily poetry prompt: Choose a name. What does that name make you think of?

NORA
Your name makes me think of adventure.

It is St. Bernard dogs
yapping,
pleading for you to take them on a walk.

It is falcons soaring gracefully.....

brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/03/two-...

Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel

TWO IDEAS FOR WRITING FROM THE ABLE WRITERS' DAYS AT HORNBEAM SCHOOL IN DEAL Choose a name. What does that name make you think o...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 8d

It's #WorldSpaceWeek so how about writing a love poem from one alien to another? Lots of examples here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2017/03/writ...

Welcome to the Ssssssnake Hotel

WRITING LOVE POEMS...... TO ALIENS. (To begin with, children think they are simply writing love poems and there is always ...

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 9d

That’ll be a good day. Went there a couple of times myself. Enjoy.

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Brian Moses @brianmosespoet.bsky.social · 9d

Daily poetry prompt: This coming week is #worldspaceweek2025 so why not ake an ordinary creature from Earth and put it on one of the planets where it becomes something totally different to what it was. Take a look: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/09/spac...

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