A speech given at the NATE annual conference, June 2014 My early poetic experiences were not ‘poetic’ at … More
Category: William Blake
The Top 10 Lifesaving Poems
I began writing the Lifesaving Poems series of blog posts in May 2010. The idea was to celebrate the poems … More
In search of the ‘Tyger’: power relationships and poetry in the classroom
When I began teaching the Year 5 class of children whose work would form the basis of my doctoral … More
Lifesaving Poems: William Blake’s ‘The Divine Image’ (via Lies Damned Lies)
I was reminded of ‘The Divine Image’ the other night at about three in the morning when my daughter came … More
