Joseph Coelho is urging mums and dads to not only read poetry to their kids, but get them writing it too. “I would absolutely encourage parents to try and read poetry to children at bedtime ...

Award-winning performance poet, author and former Children’s Laureate Joseph ... them by heart recognise different forms of poetry and use similar writing as models to create imaginative poems ...

Many mornings, I just want to get on with my day and loathe stopping to write poetry. Yet, my attitude usually changes after a few minutes of writing. Transforming my anxieties into art ...