Types of Stories - Claire Saxby-Children's Author

Think it’s going to be one of those months … aka APAD2

by Claire Saxby | Jan 2019 | Poetry

A Poem a Day – Day 2 Perhaps it is unrealistic to think that this particular January is going to see a poem every day here. Who knows? I’ve been taking lots of photos when I walk for the past while, and I’m going to use some of them as poem prompts....

Day One … ah … Two of A Poem a Day 2019 (aka APAD2019)

by Claire Saxby | Jan 2019 | Poetry

A Poem a Day 2019 Happy New Year! I was all geared up to start this yesterday but instead we had a grand lunch feast yesterday which morphed into Plan B when our new granddaughter decided she would arrive ahead of schedule! (yes, she’s beautiful 🙂 ) So Day One...

APAD 5: Untitled Poem by Claire Saxby

by admin | Jan 2017 | Poetry

APAD 5 – A poem a day by Claire Saxby Untitled Like slices of long-ago nights sliver-moon gum leaves linger on the path incomplete...

Rediscover Poetry: Game Play – a poem by Claire Saxby

by admin | Feb 2016 | Poetry

Game Play – a poem by Claire Saxby Game play I spy a flat-floor fountain a whale spout a burst pipe throwing water at the sky I spy a daughter who dances in the fountain all her clothes a-cling her grin wide and wonder-full at the splash the rain I see a...

A visitor!

by admin | Apr 2015 | picture books, Writing and Words

In this centenary year of Anzac Day, it’s not such a surprise that there are a few books on both sides of the Tasman about the Anzacs, but it was curious that the illustrators of these books (Max Berry and Bob Kerr) independently portrayed mateship in this same...

Celebrating Australia: A Year in Poetry

by admin | Feb 2015 | Poetry, Walker Books Australia

My friend, Lorraine Marwood, has just released a new collection of poetry for children with Walker Books Australia.She’ll be appearing here shortly (within the next couple of weeks) but being also a teacher, Lorraine has set me (and other bloggers on her...