Rachel Burrows

Absolutely giddy to hear that John Agard has chosen my poem for @GuernseyLitFest #PoemsOnTheMove 🚌⛴️✈️ poemsonthemove.com Congratulations to everyone there! 🥳 #poetry #writing

dirigibleballoon.org #DirigibleBalloon 🎈 #PoetryForChildren

Very grateful to Steve Whitaker at The Yorkshire Times for this look at my poem 'Marky'. The Irish proverb epigraph translates as 'It is often a man's mouth broke his nose'.

Welcome To The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Fifty Days Of Poetry And Artwork. Day Twenty-Four featuring the work of @zainababdelalem the880.substack.com/p/welcome-to-t…

@kidspoetsummit @PoetrySociety @PoetryEducation @bbceducation @bbcpoetryplease @frankcottrell_b @Go_All_In_2026 #PoetryForChildren #GoAllIn #DirigibleBalloon 🎈

@TheYorksTimes @yorkshirepost @BBC_Cumbria #PoetryForChildren #GoAllIn #Cumbria

END OF TERM GIVEAWAY - Two copies of my chapter book in verse - I Am Ray's Imaginary Friend. Either repost, follow or both to be in with a chance. Winners announced on Monday 20th July. More about the book here: brian-moses.blogspot.com/2026/03/i-am-r… @Scallywagpress

Welcome To The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Fifty Days Of Poetry And Artwork. Day Twenty-Three featuring the work of @pvcannon the880.substack.com/p/welcome-to-t…

I’ve kept this quiet, not sure why, but tomorrow I retire from teaching. This poem is dedicated to the transformational teachers and every child I’ve had the honour of #teaching If, during my 35 years in the classroom, I was even a little like Miss Poole, then I did my job.

Welcome To The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Fifty Days Of Poetry And Artwork. A Mini Festival of Haiga And Rengay Final Day. Day Twenty-Two featuring the work of @pezzoliart the880.substack.com/p/welcome-to-t…

@gphydeauthor @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems I can imagine! 😂

@RobinRB17 @TopTweetTuesday @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems Thanks Rachel, - often those seagulls are only too real!

Here's 56 words on the #Elements theme @TopTweetTuesday. Thanks for hosting to EIC @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems #vsspoem #poet #poetrycommunity #Cleethorpes #Humber

@sandrajnoel 😊

@RobinRB17 Thanks so much Rachel x

My poem on Ink Sweat & Tears is a letter to a lovely old Jersey pier. Thanks to Helen Ivory, Editor for publishing.

The holiday poems are coming out…so here’s one from the wonderful poetry bank that is @TheDirigible #poetryforchildren #poetryforkids #kidlit #poetry dirigibleballoon.org/poem/In-the-Be… ⛈️

@helen_laycock Complements even! 😬 Just noticed. I am sooooo tired!

@RobinRB17 What a lovely thing to say, Rachel. Thank you. 💙

I love the theme of this week's @TopTweetTuesday (I even have a collection titled 'ELEMENTAL' 📘). I chose to write about the beautiful subject of #water. Thank you, @MatthewMCSmith, for so generously hosting again! #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

@moses_brian What! Blimey Mark! Fabulous poem - and huge congratulations on your retirement!

That's a surprise Mark! But what a superb poem.

Summer Holiday poems part two by top children's poets. brian-moses.blogspot.com/2023/07/summer… @LindaMid7 @Janenewberry55 @DBertulis @AttieLime @dreambeastpoems @Katypoet @mooseandmouse @RumbleCoral @dragontripper @JulieAnnaPoetry

Welcome To The Starbeck Orion Summer Feast Fifty Days Of Poetry And Artwork. A Mini Festival of Haiga And Rengay. Day Twenty-One featuring the work of Uchechukwu Onyedikam the880.substack.com/p/welcome-to-t…

@MatthewMCSmith @TopTweetTuesday @blackboughpoems @BBCFarmingToday Have a great break!

@RobinRB17 @TopTweetTuesday @blackboughpoems @BBCFarmingToday The oppressive heatwave in rural reality

Covering two #elements bases with gold and fire. A poem for @TopTweetTuesday about why they aren’t bringing the crops in. Thanks @MatthewMCSmith @blackboughpoems for this space - and @BBCFarmingToday for the snippet of inspiration. #poetry #harvest