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POEM OF THE MONTH - Warrior King

I’m the Warrior King of the garden​.
I’m a revolutionary​,
with my gun and my axe and my    

   telescope​,

and my lookout in the tree.

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I’m the Warrior King of the garden​.
I’m a soldier, a fighter, a winner​.
I don’t take orders from anyone...
until Mum calls me in for dinner.

★★★★★  Reading Zone

★★★★★  Books for Keeps

RANDOM FUN STUFF

Go here to see some work I did when I

was at primary school!

Challenge: there's a penguin hiding on

this website! Can you find it?

Grown ups: click here to read a poem about LOVE...

Joshua Seigal poet
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I am Joshua Seigala highly acclaimed, award-winning professional poet and performer who uses poetry to develop literacy skills and inspire confidence and creativity in communication. I have an MA in Writing and Education, have worked in hundreds of schools, libraries and festivals around the world, had books published by Bloomsbury, HarperCollins and other major publishers, and have written and performed for BBC television. I hope you enjoy having a look around my lovingly handmade website. (If you're viewing on a newfangled 'mobile device' the site may look a little wonky. Please contain your excitement until you reach a more traditional computer.)

 

"Very imaginative and wonderful"

The Sunday Times

"Your session was brilliant. Thank you so much" Mary Myatt - Ofsted Lead Inspector

"Magic" Michael Rosen

"A witty genius" Scholastic

What's News?

Joshua Seigal Who Let the Words Out
Joshua Seigal Yapping Away

Poetry Books Published by Bloomsbury to Critical Acclaim

All my books have been receiving some wonderful reviews. Here is a selection of accolades:

  • Who Let the Words Out?Toppsta 'Book of the Month', Reading Rocks Book Award (2024) - WINNER 

  • Yapping Away: Laugh Out Loud Award (2023) - WINNER, The People's Book Prize (2022) - WINNER 

  • Welcome to My Crazy Life: Books For Topics 'Book of the Month'

  • I Don't Like Poetry: Primary Teacher Awards (2017) - Silver; Featured in Premier League Primary Stars campaign

  • Little Lemur Laughing: North Somerset Teachers' Book Award (2018) - Longlist; 2018 Book Trust 'Letterbox Club Pick'

  • I Bet I Can Make You Laugh: Laugh Out Loud Award (2020) - WINNER;

  • Poetry Is Not For Me! (Collins): UKLA Books Award (2025) - Longlist 

Children's Poetry Show Receives Rave Reviews

My children's poetry show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe received lots of rave reviews. You can read a couple here and here. I continue regularly to tour versions of it around schools, theatres and festivals, including the prestigious Edinburgh Book Festival. 

Joshua Seigal CBBC

Writer and Performer for BBC Television

I was recently commissioned to write, perform and record a series of poems for BBC Bitesize, on CBBC. You can view a selection of my performances here. In addition, I recently appeared on 'Life and Rhymes' on Sky Arts, alongside Benjamin Zephaniah.

Extensive Work With National Organisations

Joshua Seigal National Poetry Day Ambassador

Poet In Residence

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I have an MA in Writing/Education, and undertake lots of long-term work with various schools. Recent or current positions include: Spoken Word Educator at Plashet School, London (2014-17), Poet in Residence at E-ACT Academies chain (2018-19), Somerset Literary Network (2019-20) Patron of Reading at Fleetville Infant School, Herts (since 2014), St Mary's Catholic Primary, Uxbridge (since 2018), Hallsville Primary School, Newham (since 2018), John Wycliffe School, Leicestershire (since 2018), Cranleigh Prep School (2022-23)

  • I am delighted to announce that Glebe Primary (West Sussex),Tuckswood Academy (Norwich) and Norbridge School (Nottingham) have each named a class after me!

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