Fantastic music, a creative brief and a chance to work with the Proms Family team at the BBC! What wasn't to like about this month's...

I was thrilled that 'Belonging Street' was selected by their judges for inclusion in the Empathy Lab 2021 Read for Empathy collection....

Tell us about your new book Thanks for inviting me, Children’s Books North! ‘Belonging Street’ (Otter-Barry Books) is a poetry collection...

Tomorrow is the launch of my new children's book, 'Belonging Street'. (Everyone welcome, free to attend, 7pm Eventbrite Friday 2nd...

I was very honoured to be invited to co-curate the brand new Manchester Poetry Library's Children's collection. It was such an inspiring...

Happy National Poetry Day everyone! Not that everyday isn't a poetry day... I've share this children's poem this morning on twitter and...

This little poetry collection took some big steps in the last few weeks.... it was chosen as one of the Sunday Times' Poetry Books of the...

Red Reading Hub, Jill R Bennet It’s always exciting to receive new poetry books and these two from Otter-Barry Books are smashers....

Just had a medical interlude, and back home from hospital nursing a few stitches, a friend kindly gave me a house plant. It is Oxalis...

Some of the many things I've learned making a video recording for YouTube... look at the lens not the screen... smile, breathe, and...

This Thursday is the first day of the six-week writers in schools course that I've designed with Writing on the Wall. Yesterday, Alice...

Happy days! The new children's collection, 'Belonging Street' finally rattled through the letter box and it looks just great. many thanks...

Has it gone to the printer yet? I can almost smell the ink! My new collection of poetry for children, 'Belonging Street' is due out any...

I've just finished designing course material for a six week 'Schools Training Programme' with Liverpool's, Writing on the Wall. This...

People may not be able to travel due to Covid 19, but poems can. I was just re-reading the excellent site, 'Write Where We are Now',...

I always watch for the moon to rise over the chimney-pots of our terraced streets, it made me think of this lovely new book from...