Tips for poetry writing for the planet

Yum! Our mouths are watering! Entries are starting to arrive for our latest poetry competition. Write a poem about kai. It could be...

I See I see a bee sitting in a tree Bee sees a daisy growing next to me Daisy sees a flea perched on my knee Flea sees me staring at a...

A WRITER’S WAND words spread across the page because of you I have a companion a friend if I lost you I would stop the words would stay...

Green trees cast a shadow over the concrete, the sun blankets everything with a faint sheen, an ancient building stood behind, in the...

Written during a Write On masterclass at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, this gorgeous extract is from a longer piece of point of...

This poem was written during a masterclass Poetry and Place based at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora with poet, Gail Ingram. Stories...

This week, three of our Write On tutors have been visiting the Hurunui with workshops at both Hurunui College and Amuri Area School. It...

This collaborative poem was written during ZOOM session during Lockdown Level 3 in September 2021. How to survive your family during...

Thanks to our treasured tutor, Desna, for this week's prompt. We asked for one and Desna provided 5 ways with 5 words! Anything can...

We wanted to share this creation from one of our young ( Year 5) writers, Ethan. In his Write On Saturdays class Ethan has been learning...

Place inspires poetry and we have so much to inspire young writers on National Poetry Day August 27. Plus there's a puzzle to solve! Our...

This poem was highly commended in our recent Year 7-8 Matariki: Reach for the Stars Poetry competition. The winning poems will be...

This poem was highly commended in our recent Year 4-6 Matariki: Reach for the Stars Poetry competition. The Sky Sisters by Eva Hunter,...

Thank you so much to the wonderful Year 1 writers from Otatara School for sharing their perfect leaf poems with us. My Perfect Leaf by...

The next issue of Write On magazine is due out during Matariki 2021 so it’s time to explore the stars, constellations, galaxies, nebula and

A winning Seaweek Poem from 2019 ( First published in Write On Issue 52) by Pieta Year 9 Palliser Bay The ocean whispers. The sound of a...

a winning poem in the 2019 Seaweek Poetry Competition. ( First published in Write On Issue 52) by Anna, Year 8. The Ocean Gallery We are...

Here is one of the winning poems from the 2019 Seaweek Canterbury Poetry Competition. For information on Seaweek 2021 see here:...

Teaching tip: Looking for some end of year fun and nonsense? Give groups an old nursery rhyme ( don't expect them to know them!) and a...