Poems with Attitude Uncensored

Author(s): Andrew Fusek Peters

YA Fiction

Carousel Sharply apposite poems ... a real book for teenagers, and probably not to be read by faint-hearted adults!


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"Praise for 'Poems With Attitude', also by Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters -... a fantastic collection of poems for the hormone-frenzied, couldn't care less teenage audience. It deserves not only their attention, but equally importantly that of their parents and teachers, too. - An Amazon reader Amusing poems and gems that make you think about real issues. - The Telegraph If you thought poetry wasn't for you, because it has nothing to do with your life, try reading this collection! - Young Writer Magazine You won't agree with all of them [the poems[, but they'll get you talking! - Is That a Fact? (Scottish Booktrust) A nicely produced, in-your face collection printed with a very clean typeface. - Searchmaster.com, website Buy this collection and it will be read. Read by staff and teachers to pupils and then by pupils themselves for both the pleasure and the pain the poems induce... I cannot emphasise how much every school needs this - in the library, in the classroom, for assembly, for tutorials, for PSHE, left on the windowsills for pupils to pick up - everywhere! - The School Librarian 'Poems with Attitude' is bursting with the raw emotion and hormone-fuelled experimentation of youth... It is rare and welcome to find a collection that speaks so directly to teenagers. - The Guardian

Andrew Fusek Peters is an Anglo-Czech poet, storyteller, didgeridoo player, broadcaster, anthologist and author with an international reputation. He has worked in thousands of schools, libraries, arts centres and literary festivals, giving lively performances and running workshops with all ages and abilities. 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.

General Fields

  • : 9780750241175
  • : hodch
  • : hodch
  • : 16 January 2003
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Andrew Fusek Peters
  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
  • : 821.914
  • : 96