Six leading poets introduce and read some of their best-known poetry for children. There are two additional selections of classic poems read by Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt.
1. Michael Rosen. audio
Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known work for children, including 'Don't' and 'Chocolate cake'.
2. Grace Nichols. audio
Grace Nichols introduces and reads some of her best-known poems for children, including 'Cosmic disco' and 'Sun is laughing'.
3. Roger McGough. audio
Roger McGough introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children, including 'First day at school' and 'Didgeridoo'.
4. Jackie Kay. audio
Jackie Kay introduces and reads some of her best-known poems for children, including 'Brendon Gallacher' and 'Red running shoes'.
5. John Agard. audio
John Agard introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children, including 'A date with spring' and 'Hopaloo kangaroo'.
6. Mandy Coe. audio
Mandy Coe introduces and reads some of her best-known poems for children, including 'If you could see laughter' and 'Fizz'.
7. Classic poetry 1. audio
Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt read a selection of classic poems, including TS Eliot's 'The Naming of Cats' and Alfred Noyes' 'The Highwayman'.
8. Classic poetry 2. audio
Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt read a selection of classic poems, including 'Jabberwocky' and 'The Jumblies'.