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The poet Roger McGough introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The writer of this poem Uses a series wild and wonderful similes to describe the writer. The hearer of this ...

Six leading poets introduce and read some of their best-known poetry for children. There are two additional selections of classic poems read by Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Verse novels are a fantastic way in to poetry for kids, he explains. “Verse novels, by their nature, don’t take as long to read, and they can be great for a child who’s a reluctant reader, ...