Britain’s previous Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho has chosen poems from ten debut poets, all from diverse or under-represented backgrounds. Selected for their qualities of originality, expression and style, they represent the best of a new generation of gifted young poets writing for children and young people. These are poems intended to be read aloud and shared. Themes range from video gaming to ice skating and football, hair, holidays, sisterhood, generational memories, friendship, the sense of self, personal experiences, music, and family life.
Fifty poems here open windows on a new generation’s thoughts, dreams and desires, and on an exciting new wave of poetic talent.
