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When was your first book/ poem made?

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Observation? Here's something I just wrote for National Poetry Day on their theme of vision . . . 

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Observation? Here's something I just wrote for National Poetry Day on their theme of vision . . . 

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See it like a poet / with 20-20 vision. / Where imagery meets rhythm. / Syllabic repetition. / New ways to look and listen. / Let your reader see the world / through the windows of your words. / Don't just tell it, S H O W it. / See it like a poet . . . James Carter May 2020

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I started writing at the age of 31, when at university. Stories first of all, often fairy tales, then switched to poetry a few years later and B A M ! I was home, I discovered what I want to write. But now I write non-fiction too, but love writing them equally...

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I started writing at the age of 31, when at university. Stories first of all, often fairy tales, then switched to poetry a few years later and B A M ! I was home, I discovered what I want to write. But now I write non-fiction too, but love writing them equally...

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Why did you start writing poetry

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When did you start writing poetry.

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If you could not be a poet as your job what would you be.

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Can you guess the poem:                The spinning wheel the skin, the daring knight comes to save the princess, one kiss will break the spell.

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What is the role of observation in poetry writing?

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Thanks for answering our questions.

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When did you start writing poetry.

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I love non-fiction! As real stories can be just as exciting, fascinating as made up fictional stories!

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I love non-fiction! As real stories can be just as exciting, fascinating as made up fictional stories!

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How many times do I read my work? Literally hundreds. Takes me three months to write a poem! I'm always reading and always being inspired..I've been inspired by brilliant poets like John Hegley and Michael Rosen.
I mainly read poetry anthologies and non-fiction books, but I do love a good novel too - like a Michael Morpurgo..!

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The Elves In The House

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My best poem? That's for others to say!!! But my fave is always the one I'm working on right now!!

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My best poem? That's for others to say!!! But my fave is always the one I'm working on right now!!

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What was and is your favorite subject?

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Is it hard to always rime when your making a poem ?

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When you were younger, was English and poetry your favourite subject?

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Didn't want to be a poet, I just wanted to be a writer, and I found out by experimenting that poetry is (hopefully!) what I do best..! 

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Didn't want to be a poet, I just wanted to be a writer, and I found out by experimenting that poetry is (hopefully!) what I do best..! 

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Re syllables - it is tricky, and that's why even one single senyru can take me weeks to get right - as five / seven / five can be tricky!! Top tip? Keep going. Leave it for a bit. Come back and have another go..don't give up!

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Can you guess the fairy tale:

Seven little men,
In a cottage in the woods,
Met a lovely girl!

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What was the hardest part to write?

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When did you become a poet

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What do you like about writing poems?

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Favourite form of poem..? Free verse, as it doesn't rhyme, so can give you more space to tell a little story!

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Favourite form of poem..? Free verse, as it doesn't rhyme, so can give you more space to tell a little story!

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Who inspired me? The authors of my favourite books as a child - Enid Blyton, Herge, HG Wells, ...

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Sorry put my question in the wrong activity slot - even though I've been on this show for ages! My question is -How do you spell Senku? Wonderful idea.

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When you were younger, what was your favourite book?

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When did you decide you were going to write senrus?

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Did you always want to be a poet?

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What type of poems do you like? What type of poem do you write?

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Have you ever met somebody that has inspired you?

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What do find the most easiest to do to come up with ideas?
Do you sit on a chair by the window or close your eyes or do you even have a special way to come up with ideas?

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Is it hard to stick to the rules about the number of syllables? How do you do it?

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When did you start writing?

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A girl who spins straw,
A man who helps at a cost,
She must guess his name!

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What is your best poem?

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Are you inspired by any other authors/poets?
How many times do you normally read over writing before you are happy with it?

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I love the power in your poems and the way you can guess what fairy tale you have transformed into a poem. Here is mine:

The nose of the lies,
The maker's living toy plays
The wood from the tree.

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What type of books do you read?

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Why did you decide to do non-fiction poems?

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Goldilocks,
chicken something(I can't remember),
3 pigs
Little red riding hood,
Rapunzel,
Beaty and the Beast,
Princess and the frog,
Princess and the pea,
Cinderella.

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What is your favourite type of poem?

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Your poems are terrific and you read with lots of expression but is there any word you would not put in a poem?

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Who inspired you to start writing.

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please say hello to my daughter Lisa, thanks

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please say hello to my daughter Lisa, thanks

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Hope it's an amazing workshop- am so sad I have to miss it!