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There are so many good poems in the Children's Archive, it's hard to know where to start! I'd like to share with you just a few of my favourites. I've chosen six very different poems: some are funny, others thoughtful, and they're full of places and people and animals and weather and magic. I hope you'll enjoy them, and I hope my suggestions will get you started on your own listening adventures.
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Ask the Poet
- Where do you get your ideas from?
- How do you write your poems?
- Do your own children like your poems?
- Why did you start writing poetry?
- How big a part does music play in your writing?
- Does being tall help you write poetry?
- Where do you write your poems?
- What do you like doing when you're not writing poetry?
- How long does it take you to write a poem?
- What kind of poems do you write?
