A Sofa Shared (after Larkin's An Arundel Tomb) #Poetry

Wow, I missed that our book 'One Day' has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration because of Benjamin Phillips's wonderful artwork. The Carnegies Benjamin Phillips

‘If Putin, Trump and Netanyahu are denouncing the BBC, it must be doing something right.’ Former BBC journalist Jonathan Dimbleby doesn’t hold back in defending the broadcaster.

SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten. "I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA

Begun sketches for a children's picture book ... #Grimsby

"Every child deserves the chance to experience the happiness that diving into a great book can bring ..." Frank Cottrell-Boyce #ImagineTheFuture #LoveYourLibrary

I'm so offended by her unjustified bile on Michael Rosen I wonder whether folks will join a boycott agin watching any program she's ever appeared on, we need let advertisers supporting those progs know that we'll not want to buy their products

I think you’ll find that the BBC , actually , is worth defending. If you’re an employee , past or present , a contractor , a freelancer , if you’ve worked for the BBC in any capacity , please sign my open letter in defence of the BBC at defendthebbc.org

Deluded, embarrassing and pathetic. If Truss has any proper friends, they ought to be considering an intervention of some sort.

Go on ... hit the SURPRISE button on the Dirigible Balloon poetry website for children! You know you want to ... #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon dirigibleballoon.org/poem/surpriseme

Having a wander in the City of Culture ...

This is the Wild West. Not free speech.

Enjoyed a couple of episodes of Just A Minute at St. George's Hall in Bradford last evening BBC Radio 4 Well done Chris Cantrill's off on his debut UK tour! on your debut : ) #BradfordJesus

Ooooo ... what's on the Ditty Bag this week? #DittyBag #Poetry #RebeccaLeek rebeccaleek.substack.com/p/the-ditty-ba…

10 days before the submission window opens for the December upload (no theme). Please read the guidelines on the website before you send us your lovely poems (found on the "ABOUT" page) >>> dirigibleballoon.org/about Thank you. JH x #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon

The Dirigible Balloon poetry submission window will open on Monday December 1st and close on Sunday December 14th. The guidelines are on the website. This is an open call with no theme. We're looking for poems to entertain and intrigue children. We are a global poetry platform.🎈

This is a brilliant resource for reading poetry in school with any age and stage. It's also an excellent opportunity to have some of your own writing read and celebrated far and wide. Click the link and treat yourself to a poem or two today! #poetry #readingforpleasure

🤩 WHAT A PERFORMANCE!!

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