Brian Moses
@brianmosespoet.bsky.social
Writer, children's poet, anthologist, percussionist.
website www. brianmoses.co.uk
Blog for teachers/children brian-moses.blogspot.com
website www. brianmoses.co.uk
Blog for teachers/children brian-moses.blogspot.com
A.I.M. High days are really special. allowing enthusiastic young writers/scientists or mathematicians to work with professional tutors for a day. Why not try a taster day as a host school or join in with a session in a nearby venue. @authorsabroad.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A.I.M. High days are really special. allowing enthusiastic young writers/scientists or mathematicians to work with professional tutors for a day. Why not try a taster day as a host school or join in with a session in a nearby venue. @authorsabroad.bsky.social
Teachers: If you are planning an Egyptian unit of study to celebrate the opening of the wonderful new museum of Egyptian artefacts in Cairo, there's a writing idea here that can be adapted for the Egyptian gods. (Good for Greeks & Romans too) brian-moses.blogspot.com/2016/01/if-i...
@PieCorbett
@PieCorbett
November 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Teachers: If you are planning an Egyptian unit of study to celebrate the opening of the wonderful new museum of Egyptian artefacts in Cairo, there's a writing idea here that can be adapted for the Egyptian gods. (Good for Greeks & Romans too) brian-moses.blogspot.com/2016/01/if-i...
@PieCorbett
@PieCorbett
On #WorldCitiesDay, remembering the lost kitty in New York City. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/01/new-... @PieCorbett
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
On #WorldCitiesDay, remembering the lost kitty in New York City. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/01/new-... @PieCorbett
Still some slots left for my Remembrance Day online sessions for primary schools/yr 7s in the week leading up to November 11th. Sessions are based around the book 'What Are We Fighting For?' All the details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/10/what...
October 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Still some slots left for my Remembrance Day online sessions for primary schools/yr 7s in the week leading up to November 11th. Sessions are based around the book 'What Are We Fighting For?' All the details here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/10/what...
I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 AuthorsAbroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days
October 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 AuthorsAbroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days
Daily poetry prompt: What challenges are there that you would or wouldn't do?
I wouldn't sleep on a bed of nails
but I would enter a doughnut eating contest.
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/chal...
I wouldn't sleep on a bed of nails
but I would enter a doughnut eating contest.
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/chal...
October 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Daily poetry prompt: What challenges are there that you would or wouldn't do?
I wouldn't sleep on a bed of nails
but I would enter a doughnut eating contest.
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/chal...
I wouldn't sleep on a bed of nails
but I would enter a doughnut eating contest.
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/03/chal...
Daily poetry prompt: October 9th is #HarryPotterBookDay so here are a couple of ideas for writing about the boy wonder and his world.
If I had Harry Potter's magic
I could make a feather fly
and give a tree a face...
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/11/harr...
If I had Harry Potter's magic
I could make a feather fly
and give a tree a face...
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/11/harr...
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Daily poetry prompt: October 9th is #HarryPotterBookDay so here are a couple of ideas for writing about the boy wonder and his world.
If I had Harry Potter's magic
I could make a feather fly
and give a tree a face...
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/11/harr...
If I had Harry Potter's magic
I could make a feather fly
and give a tree a face...
More here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/11/harr...
New Blog Page - Guest children's poet: Josie de Falco.
Find out about Josie and read some of her poems here -
brian-moses.blogspot.com
Find out about Josie and read some of her poems here -
brian-moses.blogspot.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New Blog Page - Guest children's poet: Josie de Falco.
Find out about Josie and read some of her poems here -
brian-moses.blogspot.com
Find out about Josie and read some of her poems here -
brian-moses.blogspot.com
Daily poetry prompt: This coming week is #worldspaceweek2025 so why not ake an ordinary creature from Earth and put it on one of the planets where it becomes something totally different to what it was. Take a look: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/09/spac...
October 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Daily poetry prompt: This coming week is #worldspaceweek2025 so why not ake an ordinary creature from Earth and put it on one of the planets where it becomes something totally different to what it was. Take a look: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/09/spac...
New blog post: A Ticket to Scary-ness - Link to a fabulous new website with a range of poems that are suitable for the run up to Hallowe'en. Enjoy. brian-moses.blogspot.com #Halloween #Halloween2025 #spookypoems #scarypoems
October 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New blog post: A Ticket to Scary-ness - Link to a fabulous new website with a range of poems that are suitable for the run up to Hallowe'en. Enjoy. brian-moses.blogspot.com #Halloween #Halloween2025 #spookypoems #scarypoems
I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 Authors Abroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days
October 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I set this up as Able Writers in 2002 Authors Abroad took it over & expanded it to include science & maths days too. Thousands of enthusiastic children have benefited from it. Why not try a taster day. Details authorsabroad.com/aim-high-days
Daily poetry prompt - New blog page: Inside a Tall Building. What might you find on each floor of a tall building? brian-moses.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Daily poetry prompt - New blog page: Inside a Tall Building. What might you find on each floor of a tall building? brian-moses.blogspot.com
Prior to @PoetryDayUK here are ten ways to raise the profile of poetry in schools, from @PieCorbett & me.
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/03/rais...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/03/rais...
September 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Prior to @PoetryDayUK here are ten ways to raise the profile of poetry in schools, from @PieCorbett & me.
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/03/rais...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/03/rais...
Daily poetry prompt: The theme of @PoetryDayUK is 'Playing' so why not get children playing with words.
There's a python, a python, a python on the loose - not a nylon or a syphon but a python - not a moose on the loose but a python...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/09/play...
There's a python, a python, a python on the loose - not a nylon or a syphon but a python - not a moose on the loose but a python...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/09/play...
September 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Daily poetry prompt: The theme of @PoetryDayUK is 'Playing' so why not get children playing with words.
There's a python, a python, a python on the loose - not a nylon or a syphon but a python - not a moose on the loose but a python...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/09/play...
There's a python, a python, a python on the loose - not a nylon or a syphon but a python - not a moose on the loose but a python...
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2021/09/play...
New blog post: Five of my favourite children’s poems plus where to fine them/listen to them. Hopefully good for @PoetryDayUK and for schools tackling poetry units of study throughout the year. brian-moses.blogspot.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New blog post: Five of my favourite children’s poems plus where to fine them/listen to them. Hopefully good for @PoetryDayUK and for schools tackling poetry units of study throughout the year. brian-moses.blogspot.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
@poetrydayuk.bsky.social
is on Thursday Oct 2nd this year and the theme is 'Playing'. So how about playing with stars?
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/play...
is on Thursday Oct 2nd this year and the theme is 'Playing'. So how about playing with stars?
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/play...
September 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
@poetrydayuk.bsky.social
is on Thursday Oct 2nd this year and the theme is 'Playing'. So how about playing with stars?
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/play...
is on Thursday Oct 2nd this year and the theme is 'Playing'. So how about playing with stars?
brian-moses.blogspot.com/2012/10/play...
New blog post - Latest guest poet on my blog is my friend and companion in poetry for over 52 years -
@piecorbett.bsky.social
Read some of Pie's poems and find out more about his latest book 'Dragon Cat' here: brian-moses.blogspot.com
@piecorbett.bsky.social
Read some of Pie's poems and find out more about his latest book 'Dragon Cat' here: brian-moses.blogspot.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New blog post - Latest guest poet on my blog is my friend and companion in poetry for over 52 years -
@piecorbett.bsky.social
Read some of Pie's poems and find out more about his latest book 'Dragon Cat' here: brian-moses.blogspot.com
@piecorbett.bsky.social
Read some of Pie's poems and find out more about his latest book 'Dragon Cat' here: brian-moses.blogspot.com
To all my teaching colleagues in touch with me on Blue Sky, I hope you all had enjoyable summer breaks and I wish you well for the start of the new school year. Plenty of ideas for writing are on my blog if you're stuck for one at any time brian-moses.blogspot.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
To all my teaching colleagues in touch with me on Blue Sky, I hope you all had enjoyable summer breaks and I wish you well for the start of the new school year. Plenty of ideas for writing are on my blog if you're stuck for one at any time brian-moses.blogspot.com
I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.
September 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.
I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.
September 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’ve taken delivery of 900 remaindered copies of my book of animal poems - The Budgie Like stories Boogie - and am offering FREE class sets (30 copies) to the first three schools that book me for online sessions this term. Details - brian-moses.blogspot.com/2024/01/virt... Reposts appreciated.
On #WorldLakeDay2025 do read ‘The Lake’ by Ian Souter. A terrific poem. Find it here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
August 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
On #WorldLakeDay2025 do read ‘The Lake’ by Ian Souter. A terrific poem. Find it here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-...
On #VesuviusDay here are some poems about volcanoes, mountains and hills. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/02/volc...
August 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
On #VesuviusDay here are some poems about volcanoes, mountains and hills. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2020/02/volc...
On #Nationalrollercoasterday, can you speak the language of roller coasters? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-la…
August 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
On #Nationalrollercoasterday, can you speak the language of roller coasters? brian-moses.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-la…