Acknowledgements
A Note from the Author
Introduction: Writers’ Workshop
Almost Everything You Need to Know about Poetry Workshops: A to Z
Workshop 1: Rhyme Time – enjoying traditional rhyme
Workshop 2: Action Time – action poetry
Workshop 3: Pussycat, Pussycat – nursery rhymes
Workshop 4: Can You Do the Kangaroo? – ‘nonsense’ words
Workshop 5: Mrs Brown – extending a pattern, rhyming
Workshop 6: All Join In – onomatopoeia
Workshop 7: Monster Meals – alliteration
Workshop 8: Chips – a cut-up poem, or a shape/concrete poem
Workshop 9: The Robin – writing a non-rhyming poem
Workshop 10: The Poem Hunt – using the senses, writing poetic sentences,
making revisions
Workshop 11: Feelings – using similes, expressing emotion
Workshop 12: Word Hoard – collecting interesting words
Workshop 13: Playing Around – word play, tongue-twisters, riddles, puns
Workshop 14: Licensed to Thrill – performing poetry
Workshop 15: The Jumblies – narrative poetry
Workshop 16: Bags of Spage
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Bibliography
Biography
Michaela Morgan is an award-winning poet, children’s author, writer and former teacher, and runs workshops and courses both in the UK and internationally. She is also a National Poetry Day Ambassador, has been published in numerous poetry anthologies, and has edited and authored multiple books including Words to Whisper, Words to Shout, Wonderland: Alice in Poetry and Reaching the Stars. Her website is www.michaelamorgan.com.
