It’s always exciting when we have new young voices send in their poetry. This month, keep a look out for 13 year old Zoe Yuan’s poetry. Her two poems feature Chinese culture, family and traditions. They are beautifully written straight from the heart and she will be a young poet to watch out for in the future.

And it’s time for new prompts too! Email your August poems to ozchildrenspoetry@gmail.com and don’t forget, if you attach an image to accompany the poem please include the URL so we can link back to the owner and give proper attribution.

Here are some of the celebrations in August: International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples, International Youth Day, Obon Festival, Indian Independence Day, National Science Week and of course CBCA Book Week!