A guide to using your dreams to write a poem, created by poet Rachel Long for Apples and Snakes. This detailed guide is designed for KS3/4/5 and includes a poem from My Darling from the Lions (Picador), which is shortlisted for the 2020 Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

A guide to using poetry – based on your name – to create a deeper, more poetic expression of who you truly are. Designed for KS3/4, this guide explores how to use etymology to inspire your student’s writing. Featuring Lucy Webb’s poem ‘Etymology’ from 20:20 Vision: An Anthology by the First Story Group at Saint Gabriel’s College, London.

What does it mean to be a visionary poet? This guide, featuring a poem from American poet Terrance Hayes (with video link), encourages students to try for themselves. Designed for KS4/5, this guide explores a variety of language techniques and includes nods to Greek mythology and Black American literary history.

Use this surreal guessing-game to tease your students into poetry. Designed for KS3/4, this resource invites you to be playful with stories created from everyday things. Featuring the poem ‘Diamonds’ by Evelyn Byrne, commended in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2019.