Welcome to My Crazy Life: Poems by the winner of the Laugh Out Loud Award
By Joshua Seigal and Chris Piascik
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'Joshua Seigal is definitely my new favourite poet.' Books for Keeps
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With poems on every topic from demon cats to why you should NEVER forget your trousers, this is a must-have new collection from prize-winning poet Joshua Seigal. This book is a wonderful mix of subversive humour and brilliant insight into children's perspectives on the world. Get ready for the craziness to begin!
Book Band: Brown - Ideal for ages 7+
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal is an internationally renowned poet, performer and educator. His first book with Bloomsbury, I Don't Like Poetry, was nominated for the Laugh Out Loud Award, an award Joshua has subsequently won twice. He is also a recipient of The People's Book Prize, and has performed at schools and festivals around the world, including the Edinburgh Book Festival, the Cheltenham Literature Festival, and the Emirates Literature Festival. He is an Official Ambassador for National Poetry Day, and has been commissioned to write and perform for the BBC. He can normally be found running poetry workshops and performances in schools, either online or in real life. His website is www.joshuaseigal.co.uk.
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Welcome to My Crazy Life - Joshua Seigal
Contents
Welcome!
The World’s Worst Poet
How to Read a Book
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZAP!
Anger
Laughter
Silime!
Catastrophic Carnivorous Creature
The Coffee Monster
Homework
Mrs Ironbladder
I Like Reading
Tips for Writers
Summer
To a Special Person
The Both of Us
Eye Like to Rhyme
Stanley Stanza
What is a Poet?
What Am I?
Alternative Haiku
Truly Frightful
Advice
The Nasty Box
[Censored]
Where’s Johnny?
Space Junk
Sticky Tape
What’s That Noise?
The Importance of Breakfast
Vegetaball
Too Many Cats!
Not Enough !
Catastrophe
The Screaming Demon Cat from Hell
Telling Porkies
Can’t Bear It!
Level Scoffing
Don’t Forget Your Trousers
Everyday Wizards
Family Tree
Fairytale
Baa Baa Black Sheep Meets Thesaurus Rex
Better
Cast Away
Anxiety
Dealing with Fear
You’re Never Too Big for a Hug
Barney
Get Writing!
Alphabetical List of Poems
Acknowledgments
Welcome!
Welcome to my crazy life:
I get up just gone noon,
and wander lonely over vales
while I hum a tune.
I gaze up high into the clouds
and contemplate the flowers,
then think of rhymes for ‘daffodil’ –
it often takes me hours.
I frequently bump into things
because my mind’s elsewhere;
last week I tripped over the cat
and crashed into a chair!
Sometimes people seem to think
my job is not worthwhile;
they think I’m lazy, clumsy, useless,
strange and lacking style.
But my words shape humanity
although you may not know it.
The world needs weirdos just like me –
What am I?
I’m a poet!
The World’s Worst Poet
There was a young poet called Josh
Who tried