Funny, sad, angry, ecstatic ... From first dates and first snogs, fights and splitting up, to finding and losing best mates, these poems are both thoroughly contemporary and timeless, making this an ideal collection for use in KS3 English and PSHE classes as well as for individual reading for children ages 11 and up. Poets include Shakespeare, Andrew Marvell, John Clare, W B Yeats, Brian Patten, Helen Dunmore, Brian Moses, Carole Satyamurti, as well as many other outstanding poets.
Divided into three sections - love, hate, best mates - the arrangement of poems makes fascinating juxtapositions between classic and contemporary poems, demonstrating the universal nature of these emotions.
Polly Peters is a former English and drama teacher and community theatre writer and director. With Andrew Fusek Peters she has produced over 40 books. POEMS WITH ATTITUDE and POEMS WITH ATTITUDE UNCENSORED were both Education Guardian book of the week. She and Andrew live with their two children in rural Shropshire.
Andrew Fusek Peters is an Anglo-Czech poet, storyteller, didgeridoo player, broadcaster, anthologist and author with an international reputation. He is the UK's tallest poet (6'8''!!) and has worked in thousands of schools, libraries, arts centres and literary festivals, giving lively performances and running workshops with all ages and abilities. 'An experienced and accomplished anthologist', according to the TES, Andrew has published more than 70 books and his poems appear in the Poetry Archive, set up by the Poet Laureate to record the best poets.
Polly Peters is a former English and Drama teacher. She was previously Head of Drama at a sixth form college and currently works as a youth/community theatre leader, director and playwright.