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The POETRY CHALLENGE The best Christmas poems.
The Gift TOP TEN for 2011
ROGER STEVENS About the poet.
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Some great ideas for writing poems!

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Beware! Low Flying Rabbits
Poems by Roger Stevens
(Macmillan Children's Books)
The new book is out! Hurrah! Watch out for it in bookshops. Buy a copy for your brother or sister. Or rabbit! Or why not ask for a copy in your library! X

Beware! Low Flying Rabbits - The song!

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A video from The Truth About Parents
How Can I Be Lonely by Roger Stevens

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New Look Poetry Zone News

The Poetry Zone is being given a face lift and a spring clean. We will have a NEW EMAIL and CONTACT address soon - so watch this space. It's been a year and a half. But our web designer is still on the case. If you're a teacher or adult you can follow the changes, updates etc. on Twitter. http://www.twitter.com/PoetryZone
- Roger Stevens

PS It's two years now and STILL not ready. Maybe I'll keep it like this and call it the Retro Poetry Zone.

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You Tube poems
I'm working on lots of poems for You Tube at the moment. When the new site goes up we'll hopefully have them on a more schools-friendly site. But hope you can enjoy them here at

The Video Zone

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On My Way To School I Saw a Dinosaur by Roger Stevens. Illustrated by Nathan Reed
Roger’s first collection of poems for younger readers, now updated by A&C Black. It follows a year in the life of Frog Class. Find out what happens when a dinosaur comes to school; what lives in the school pond; how Billy’s worm escapes; and where the dog that jumped over the moon really landed.
Quietly good -with tenderness and humour - Child Education

A Million Brilliant Poems - Part One
Poems chosen by Roger Stevens
A collection of the very best recent children's poetry. From poets including Benjamin Zephania, John Hegley, Grace Nichols and Roger McGough

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Why Otters Don't Wear Socks Audio Book
The best of Roger Stevens. (Macmillan Digital Audio)

Roger reads his favourite poems. Fifty nine classic rhymes on this great CD.
Order Why Otters Don't Wear Socks CD
from Rabbit Press now.

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The Journal of Danny Chaucer (Poet)
by Roger Stevens (Dolphin - Orion)

Did you hear Danny Chaucer on BBC Radio 4?

Up there with the best. The Guardian

Danny's life, his hopes, his fantasies and their fulfilment, are presented through poetry and song lyrics. It is witty, raw, razor-edged and I liked it. The Bookseller

To buy your copy from Rabbit Press CLICK HERE

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The Monster That Ate the Universe
by Roger Stevens (Macmillan Children's Books)

Not-very-scary Monsters, Hallowe'en, snow, dim dinosaurs, love, rocket science, embarrassing parents and a school for chickens. All human life and some odd animal life can be found here in Roger Stevens' funny, sad, serious and strange new collection of poems.

A truly glorious collection of poems... guaranteed to lift the spirits while running through a rollercoaster of emotions - The Brighton Argus

Five stars. A great collection of often deceptively clever poems.
- Books For Keeps

Order The Monster That Ate the Universe from Amazon now

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Send us a poem. Drop us a line. Tell your friends. Keep in touch. And watch out for low flying rabbits!

Yours poetically

Roger Stevens

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