lizbrownlee – poet

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Monthly Archives: September, 2014

Think of a Poem for National Poetry Day!

In the run-up to National Poetry Day, everyone is challenged to tweet the first line of a poem or tweet a link to a poem – and challenge others to do so! By National Poetry Day there should be a fabulous map of participation and a wonderful range of poems tweeted! Be part of it! …

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A Panda from Tenerife

This morning I received a panda in the post – complete with bamboo to keep him going on the long journey from Tenerife to the possibly-soon-not-quite-as-United Kingdom. A lovely writing friend crocheted him, thank you Liz Young, and for the update that he is crocheted, not knitted! He is gorgeous, and will I’m sure enjoy his time …

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Lola is in a book!

A little while ago Gaby Morgan at Macmillan got in touch to ask if Lola could be in a new book – Sir Tony Robinson’s ‘Weird World of Wonders – Pets, a Complete History of Our Furry Friends’.   It’s a fabulously interesting look at all types of pet (not just furry ones, despite the …

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