Please note: the introductory paragraph was updated on 7 October 2014.

Here are quick links to the articles published on the blog page of this site.  (Please note that article links via the ‘drop down menu’ refer to articles not published on the blog page. Their links are available at the end of the following list). 

The most recent articles are listed first.

• To Verse Or Not to Verse? by Emma Cameron

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/10/05/to-verse-or-not-to-verse/

• In Verse: Why and How I Write Verse Novels by Sally Murphy

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/09/18/in-verse-why-and-how-i-write-verse-novels/

• Tips for Writing Rhyming Verse by Stephen Whiteside

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/09/12/tips-for-writing-rhyming-verse/

• How to Run a Writing Competition by Dianne Bates

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/09/03/how-to-run-a-writing-competition/

• Some Thoughts on Poetry – Why Do I Read It? by Dianne Bates

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/08/18/some-thoughts-on-poetry/

• “Teaching” Poetry in Primary Schools by Stephen Whiteside

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/08/16/teaching-poetry-in-primary-schools/

• Writing for Children without Writing about Children by Stephen Whiteside

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/08/11/writing-for-children-without-writing-about-children/

• First Lines of Children’s Poems by Ed de Cario

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/08/07/first-lines-of-childrens-poems/

• Children as Poetry Judges

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/08/04/children-as-poetry-judges/

• Student Activities with Poetry by Di Bates

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/07/30/student-activities-with-poetry/

• Growing up and Glasses by Janeen Brian

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/07/27/growing-up-and-glasses/

• Articles about Children’s Poetry – information supplied by Dianne Cook

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/05/06/articles-about-childrens-poetry/

• Viva La Poetry Revolution

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2014/04/17/viva-la-poetry-revolution/

•  Entering poetry competitions

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/entering-poetry-competitions/

•  A meeting with Max Fatchen by Janeen Brian

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/a-meeting-with-max-fatchen/

• The Fulfillment of a Lifetime Quest: Writing the Billy That Died With Its Boots On and Other Australian Verse – by Dr Stephen Whiteside.

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/the-fulfillment-of-a-lifetime-quest/

• Why are booksellers afraid of children’s poetry?

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/why-are-booksellers-afraid-of-childrens-poetry/

• Passion for Poetry and Delight in Communication – Edel Wignell interviews poet, Dr Stephen Whiteside

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/passion-for-poetry-and-delight-in-communication/

• Using Technology for Poetry Creation and Presentation with Kids

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/using-technology-for-poetry-creation/

• Playing with Words by Meredith Costain

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/playing-with-words-by-meredith-costain/

• Try Tetractys by Edel Wignell

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/try-tetractys-by-edel-wignell/

•  An Atmosphere of  Possibility: Teaching Creative Writing by Harry Laing

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/an-atmosphere-of-possibility-teaching-creative-writing/

• Some Thoughts on Poetry by Dianne (Di) Bates

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/some-thoughts-on-poetry/

• How to Read a Verse Novel by Sherryl Clark

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/how-to-read-a-verse-novel/

• The Book As Artefact: Children’s Responses to Nursery Rhymes © Virginia Lowe

https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/articles/the-book-as-artefact-childrens-responses-to-nursery-rhymes-dr-virginia-lowe/