The best-written poems capture emotions, experiences, or images using a lyrical language. But what exactly is a poem, how is it different from prose, and how should we approach it ...

The poet Grace Nichols introduces and reads some of her best-known poems for children: Sun is laughing In this poem Grace Nichols imagines the sun as a moody, teenage girl. For forest Uses ...

Award-winning performance poet, author and former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho creates an acrostic poem live throughout the programme inspired by contributions from schools across the UK.