Shortlisted for the CLPE Poetry Awards 2007

This book is a celebration of who we are; the good stuff, our amazing senses, language, love, gossip and cheese. John Siddique's poems blast off the page into real life or they can melt as gently as a snowflake on your tongue.

Many of the poems in this book were conceived in primary schools, so John has added special bonus material to help you enjoy reading and writing more, and also included is an exclusive interview about what it is to be a poet.

This book was recognised by the Clpe Poetry Award.

This book is part of a book series called Childrens Poetry Library .

There are 80 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2010 by Salt Publishing .

John Siddique was born in 1964. His discovery of his local library when young began his life-long love affair with what words mean and how they sit together. He is the bestselling author of Recital - An Almanac, Poems From A Northern Soul, The Prize and now Full Blood. He is the co-author of the story/memoir Four Fathers. He has contributed poems, stories, essays and articles to many publications, including Granta, The Guardian, Poetry Review, and The Rialto.

This book has the following chapters:

A Word from the Poet

Which Way Round is the Truth

Lovely Day

Moon Insomnia

Head

Snowfall

Inside In

Apples

Nostril

Family

Wrong Day

Cat & Mat

Our Town

Love

Dinner Ladies

Habitual Family List

Heybrook Stream Where I Used to Play

Gossip

Bedtime

Poet

Shopping Day

Head for Tomorrow

My Own Teacher

Growing Pains

Making it Up

Don't Wear It On YR Head, Don't Stick It Down YR Pants

A Small Poem Called Vengeance

Teacher

In Our Family

A Poem for the People Who Taught Me

Haikus of the Seasons

Helping Out

My Body, My Mind and Me

Rage Thinks About Itself

Inside the Shell

Skanda Kartikeya

Snow, Rain, and Sun

Memory Photo #1

Memory Photo #2

Memory Photo #3

Monsoon Season

Born Here

Unexpected Guests

Poetry Extra

John's Top Tips to be a Good Poetry Reader

How to be a Poet