Can you write a story on monkey and the caterpillar
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The first children’s poem I wrote was for my nephew when he was eight; it’s called Sam, Sam, Quite Contrary. In it he does all sorts of odd things and finishes up shaving his head to make it hairy! Then his sister Esther got chickenpox and her spots were so graphic that they begged a poem. It went on from there. A dear poet friend encouraged me, and now I’ve published five collections.
What makes a good children’s poem?
Carefully chosen words which take us on an adventure through their stories and subject matter; surprises which keep the reader on their toes; playfulness with language; rhythm and sometimes rhyme; care with layout. Like snowflakes, each poem looks different – line endings and lines per verse are considered to determine their shape.
Is it harder to write for children, do you think?
I also write poetry for adults and I think it’s the same skills which are needed to write both. It’s simply the subject matter which is different for children, or the way the subject matter is handled. Poems for children need to be relevant to their past, present and near future experience.
Does a children’s poem have to be funny or have fairies in it?
Absolutely not! I think funny is good, and I do have a fairy poem – but children have just the same range of difficult and complicated feelings as adults. They have a range of experiences which we can draw on and an imagination we can appeal to. My poem The Powder Monkey is about child slavery. It won a competition where the shortlist was judged by 13-year-old children. So the dark subject matter didn’t put them off.
What makes a good children’s poem?
Carefully chosen words which take us on an adventure through their stories and subject matter; surprises which keep the reader on their toes; playfulness with language; rhythm and sometimes rhyme; care with layout. Like snowflakes, each poem looks different – line endings and lines per verse are considered to determine their shape.
Is it harder to write for children, do you think?
I also write poetry for adults and I think it’s the same skills which are needed to write both. It’s simply the subject matter which is different for children, or the way the subject matter is handled. Poems for children need to be relevant to their past, present and near future experience.
Does a children’s poem have to be funny or have fairies in it?
Absolutely not! I think funny is good, and I do have a fairy poem – but children have just the same range of difficult and complicated feelings as adults. They have a range of experiences which we can draw on and an imagination we can appeal to. My poem The Powder Monkey is about child slavery. It won a competition where the shortlist was judged by 13-year-old children. So the dark subject matter didn’t put them off.
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It was the aftermath of a big festival. Two cats were prowling together. One of the cats saw a big cake and missed. The other jumped up and picked it.
The first cat said, “Give me the cake. It is I who saw it first.”
The other cat said “Keep away from it. It is I who picked it up.”
They were fighting and fighting. But there was no solution. Just then, a monkey passed by. He thought “What foolish cats they must be! Let me make use of this chance.”
He came to the cats and said in a loud voice. “Don’t fight. Let me share the cake with you both”. The cake was handed over to the monkey.
The monkey split the cake into tow parts. He shook his head and said, “Oho! One is bigger. One is smaller”. He had a bit of the bigger and now said “Oho! This has become smaller now”. He ate from the other. And thus, he went on eating from part to part and finally finished the whole cake.
The first cat said, “Give me the cake. It is I who saw it first.”
The other cat said “Keep away from it. It is I who picked it up.”
They were fighting and fighting. But there was no solution. Just then, a monkey passed by. He thought “What foolish cats they must be! Let me make use of this chance.”
He came to the cats and said in a loud voice. “Don’t fight. Let me share the cake with you both”. The cake was handed over to the monkey.
The monkey split the cake into tow parts. He shook his head and said, “Oho! One is bigger. One is smaller”. He had a bit of the bigger and now said “Oho! This has become smaller now”. He ate from the other. And thus, he went on eating from part to part and finally finished the whole cake.
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