Bøger af Paul Cookson

When the pandemic started, Paul Cookson began to write a poem a day, little thinking that before it ended he would have written a thousand. Volume Two continues his compassionate, societal and humorous documentation of the nation's wellbeing and resolve, crafting an extraordinary collection for these truly extraordinary times.

At the start of the coronavirus lockdown, Paul Cookson set out to write a poem a day - and kept on going. Featuring his opening five hundred poems, Volume One is an authentic and poetic discourse on the mood of the nation, composed with compassion, humour, and adroit takes on the day to day of life throughout challenging times.

This is a collection of poems about snogging and first love. Contributors include Benjamin Zephaniah, Nick Toczek and Brian Moses, with the poems complemented by Beano illustrator David Parkin.

Written daily throughout the UK's restrictions to combat coronavirus, Nail on the Head takes us from the anniversary of the first lockdown, through the easing of regulations, and up to our grand reopening on so-called 'Freedom Day'.

Written daily throughout the UK's restrictions to combat coronavirus, Paul Cookson's third volume covers the period from the introduction of the 'Three-Tier System' through to the anniversary of the first lockdown. Filled with humour and compassion, it is a reflective documentation of the nation's wellbeing.

Written daily during the COVID-19 pandemic, Paul Cookson's new collection picks up directly from his first volume, Fighting Talk. These poems document the period from the pubs re-opening through to the introduction of the 'Three-Tier System'. Compassionate, humorous and political, here is another extraordinary collection for extraordinary times.

Fantastically funny poems for all footie fans!

A favourite poet's new collection of verse for children, ranging from riotously funny to gently scary and outright absurd

Can you hear the distant dragon's rumble of thunder? And smell the sweet swampy aroma of the ogre? Can you taste the tangy tarantula tarts? And see the girl who's really a wizard? From magic carpets and wands to unicorns, potions, creams and lotions, Paul Cookson's brewing a spell of fantastically magic poems.On this tattered magic carpetYou can choose your destinationFor nothing's quite as magicalAs your imaginationBeautifully illustrated by Eilidh Muldoon, this enchanting anthology brings together work from a range of classic, established and rising poets. Whether you're in the mood for a haunting or a spell gone wrong, this collection of mesmerising poems will have you bewitched from beginning to end! Poets include: William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, Benjamin Zephaniah, John Agard, Valerie Bloom, Matt Goodfellow, Joshua Seigal and A.F. Harrold.Book Band: Dark BlueIdeal for ages 9+

Uplifting, thoughtful and inspirational, the very best poems by Paul Cookson

The Teacher Resource Book has lessons based on different poetry types, each focusing on a specific poem from one of the anthologies. The matching anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions of previously published titles, each with several brand new poems in them.

Essential poems for children, compiled by bestselling poet Paul Cookson

Paul Cookson's Joke Shop brings together his favourite poems, his funniest poems and his most memorable poems - as well as a selection of brand new unpublished favourites. Twenty five years of laughter can be found within these pages including gems such The Toilet Seat Has Teeth, Superman's Dog, Where Teacher's Keep Their Pets, Let No One Steal Your Dreams and many many more. Paul Cookson's Joke Shop has been open for twenty five years - come back any time!

Watch out, there are monsters about . . .

The Works 3 contains a week's worth of poems - 7 poems each from 52 poets - one for every single week of the year. Including Tennyson, Wordsworth, Brian Moses and Roger McGough.