A truly lovely collection of poems. The introductions to different types of poetry will be sure to open the eyes of young poets, inspiring them to write and play with words!

Hmmm… Unfortunately I managed to find too much room for improvement with too much here to really rate it highly. Some of the grammar in the chunks where we're told how the poems work and what we might do to make our own is a bit lapse. The haikus are a "modern" style – ie not the haiku at all that has served us for countless years. And of the few longer verses, well, I felt I'd read a lot better elsewhere. It's not dreadful, and it does show various styles off with advice about them, as well as some thoughts on performing poetry, but it wasn't a brilliant selection – and felt on the short side, too.

A really fun, easy read. The poems are great discussion points and great to dip in and out of and read a couple here and there.

I'm not usually a poetry reader, but I thought I'd give this a try. I'm hooked! These poems were funny and silly and thought-provoking and so so enjoyable. Why haven't I read more poems? The illustrations only added to the enjoyment of the poems. As a teacher, I particularly liked the explanation of some of the styles and the encouragement to have a go and wrote your own.

What an absolute treat to dive into the next poetry collection from Alex Wharton, with fab artwork from Rhi Smith.

Interspersed with short paragraphs where Alex talks directly to his readers - I love the link he makes between poetry and music and raps, together with the emphasis on poetry as a performance.

I love how playful the poems are, particularly Train.

A vibrant, energetic collection of poetry - Alex's love of language leaps from the pages.