Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry. However, the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho is urging mums and ...

She enters the poem explicitly in the second stanza, as “I” becomes “we” and the bittersweet miracle of parenthood comes into focus. Parents create their children, and vice versa.

Award-winning performance poet, author and former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho creates an acrostic poem live throughout the programme inspired by contributions from schools across the UK.