Kate Wakeling's guest appearances

Kate Wakeling

Fun Kids Meets

The Poetry Society

Planet Poetry

Kevin Hart

Lissa Evans

Jerrod Carmichael

Meghan Trainor

Jack Black

Caroline Jones

Hans Zimmer

Ben Miller

Richard Graham

James Marsden

Jim Smith

Nick Kroll

Chris Smith

Konnie Huq

Tom Fletcher

OwlTail

Pens down, everybody! Now look at me...  Today we meet poets Kate Wakeling and Rachel Piercey, editor of Tyger Tyger Magazine, who will share insights about writing poetry for children -- the language, considerations and freedoms. We'll hear Kate read from Cloud Soup and Moon Juice  (from the  Emma Press) and Rachel read her poems from the Big Amazing Poetry Book (Macmillan) We contrast this with their work in publications for grown-ups, such as Rachel's Disappointing Alice pamphlet from Happenstance, and Kate'sThe Rainbow Faults from Rialto's Bridge Pamphlets series.We pause outside the head teacher's office where Robin and Peter, in trouble again for running in the corridor, are discussing the ways poetry reached them as children and they share two excellent children's poems from Zaro Weil and Brian Patten.  Support the show

Pens down, everybody! Now look at me...  Today we meet poets <a href="http://www.katewakeling.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kate Wakeling</a> and <a href="https://www.rachelpierceypoet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Piercey</a>, editor of <a href="https://tygertyger.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tyger Tyger Magazine</a>, who will share insights about writing poetry for children -- the language, considerations and freedoms. We'll hear Kate read from <a href="https://theemmapress.com/shop/childrens/poetry-collections/cloud-soup/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cloud Soup</a> and <a href="https://theemmapress.com/shop/childrens/poetry-collections/moon-juice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moon Juice</a>  (from the  Emma Press) and Rachel read her poems from the <a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/gaby-morgan/the-big-amazing-poetry-book/9781529099096" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Amazing Poetry Book</a> (Macmillan) We contrast this with their work in publications for grown-ups, such as Rachel's <a href="https://www.happenstancepress.com/index.php/shop/product/47791-disappointing-alice-%E2%88%92-rachel-piercey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disappointing Alice </a>pamphlet from Happenstance, and Kate's<a href="http://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/product/the-rainbow-faults/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rainbow Faults</a> from Rialto's Bridge Pamphlets series. We pause outside the head teacher's office where Robin and Peter, in trouble again for running in the corridor, are discussing the ways poetry reached them as children and they share two excellent children's poems from <a href="https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poet/zaro-weil/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zaro Weil</a> and <a href="http://www.brianpatten.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Patten</a>.  <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/planetpoetry" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Play | Wonder - with Rachel Piercey & Kate Wakeling

Poet Kate Wakeling comes into the studio to chat to Frankie all about the Poetry and Lyrics Festival in London, plus where she gets her inspiration for poems, how she started writing poems and how her musical background helps with her poetry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Poet Kate Wakeling comes into the studio to chat to Frankie all about the Poetry and Lyrics Festival in London, plus where she gets her inspiration for poems, how she started writing poems and how her musical background helps with her poetry. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.