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Here are some other Victorian children's poets: MEREDITH COSTAIN is a versatile writer whose work ranges from picture books through to ‘tween’ fiction and non-fiction for older readers. She is also the editor of national children’s magazine, Comet, and the literary editor of Explore, Comet and Challenge magazines.
LORRAINE MARWOOD loves to write poetry both for children and adults and to take poetry workshops in schools. Her workshops are not conventional, for example how to make metaphors from a word grid or mask poems, conversation poems, images. Lorraine believes in innovation in teaching and writing poetry. Concrete details are the building blocks of powerful poems. In workshops Lorraine reads, models her own poems, scaffolds a fun way to write- showing that poetry can be so accessible to every child. Her poetry is regularly published in School Magazine, New South Wales and her two books of poetry for children are published by Five Islands Press. 'Redback Mansion' and 'that downhill yelling'. She also writes a regular column for Literature Base called Poetry Tips- ways for teachers to encourage the writing of poetry in their classroom. |