New video ‘I’m a cat’
This is a new song, written to order. Cats are always a popular topic and this one seems to work well even with younger pre-school children.
Video of Traffic Jam
This is a poem that I do regularly as part of a school performance. It can go on a lot longer than this. Bet you end up humming it to yourself afterwards.
Video of Summer
Did some more recording at the weekend, and my good friend Karen has made another video for me. It’s a lot of fun making these and all with easily available equipment and software. Captures the warm weather, don’t you think?
Video of Explode by Bernard Young
Adding some new strings to the bow, new media to the repetoire, new audience opportunities. This poem/song is one that I often use to open up a day workshop. It works very well for audience participation and can go on for far longer than this version, which was recorded at home. Thanks to Karen for making it into a video and all of the people whose photos are on here for making them available under Creative Commons licence.
National Poetry Day 4th October 2012
An enthusiastic poet in the classroom has a tremendous effect, inspiring children and teachers to write and read poetry long after the poet has left. Have you planned what you are doing for National Poetry Day this year?
Buy ‘Absent’ on a Card
You can now buy postcards or greetings cards with the poem ‘Absent’ from my book ‘Brilliant’. These can be ordered from my RedBubble site. Buy here.
World Poetry Day 21st March 2012
March 21st is
World Poetry Day
which must mean
everyone will be
reading, writing, performing,
listening to
poetry
all
day
on this day.
Won’t they?
World Book Day 1 March 2012
I had a brilliant day in Chester at Oldfield Primary School who invited me to work with them on a special poetry day for World Book Day. After a very early start and long drive the warm welcome I received was, itself, welcome.
I saw lots of Wallys and discovered that Snow White teaches there. The staff (as you’ll see from the photo) were a colourful crowd and the kids were equally impressive.
They were great to perform to and the workshops produced some wonderful work which was shared at the end of the day.
James Read (y4 I think) wrote a poem in my honour. Although modesty forbids me from publishing the whole thing it ends like this…
Read his poems on Friday and you’ll be glad.
Read his poems on Saturday, then repeat them to your dad.
Read them on Sunday and you won’t feel low.
Then rush around and tell everyone you know
Bernard Young, Bernard Young
He writes great poems, does Bernard Young
Bernard Young Poet 