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  2. Joseph Coelho - Wikipedia

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    As part of these efforts, in 2018 he created resources for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students on understanding poetry. [12] The resources included a series of videos explaining the different formats of poetry, how to perform poetry and how to interpret poetry. [12] In 2022, Coelho was appointed the Children's Laureate. [5]

  3. Benjamin Zephaniah - Wikipedia

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    Zephaniah was poet-in-residence at the chambers of Michael Mansfield QC, and sat in on the inquiry into Bloody Sunday and other cases, [26] these experiences led to his Too Black, Too Strong poetry collection (2001). [9] We Are Britain! (2002) is a collection of poems celebrating cultural diversity in Britain. [24]

  4. From a Railway Carriage - Wikipedia

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    From a Railway Carriage is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, included within his 1885 collection A Child's Garden of Verses. [1] 'The poem uses its rhythm to evoke the movement of a train. The poem uses its rhythm to evoke the movement of a train.

  5. Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes

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    The poem is about the contrast between these people and the gap that is developing between the rich and poor even in the USA which is meant to be a 'democracy'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The description of the couple as "Beautiful People" is perhaps ironic as the term was first used to describe those had held countercultural ideals during the 1960s. [ 2 ]

  6. Unity in diversity - Wikipedia

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    The Old Javanese poem Kakawin Sutasoma, written by Mpu Tantular during the reign of the Majapahit empire sometime in the 14th century, contains the phrase Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, translated as "unity in diversity". [7] The poem is notable as it promotes tolerance between Hindus (especially Shaivites) and Buddhists, stating that although Buddha ...

  7. The Beginnings - Wikipedia

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    "The Beginnings" in A Diversity of Creatures "The Beginnings" is a 1917 poem by the English writer Rudyard Kipling.The poem is about how the English people, although naturally peaceful, slowly become filled with a hate which will lead to the advent of a new epoch.

  8. Children's poetry - Wikipedia

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    While he mostly focused on poetry for adults, Hughes wrote a book of poems called The Dream Keeper specifically for children. [1] Geisel at work on a drawing of the Grinch for How the Grinch Stole Christmas! in 1957. Children's poetry in the mid-20th century was dominated by Theodor Geisel, otherwise known as Doctor Seuss. Dr.

  9. Children's literature - Wikipedia

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    The Children's Poetry in the English and Filipino languages has been established since 2009. The Pilar Perez Medallion for Young Adult Literature was awarded in 2001 and 2002. The Philippine Board on Books for Young People gives major awards, which include the PBBY-Salanga Writers' Prize for excellence in writing and the PBBY-Alcala Illustrator ...