{"product_id":"9781800660359-forwards-always-poems-to-be-read-aloud","title":"Forwards Always: Poems to be read aloud","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Matthew Hodson\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback, 130mm x 198mm, 240g, 60 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Cicada Books, United Kingdom, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delightful and idiosyncratic collection.' - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilly, heartfelt, nonsense poems to be read aloud with friends and loved ones.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'm having jelly for tea\u003cbr\u003eI'm having jelly for tea\u003cbr\u003eIt's not even my birthday\u003cbr\u003eBut I'm having jelly for tea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForwards Always\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of poems to be read aloud. The poems are activated through performance and play. There are daft poems, quiet poems, wonky poems and dancing poems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is a puzzle. Make sense of it together, listen to it, take turns, hold it upside down and wear it as a hat. Have fun and find your own way forwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Hodson\u003c\/b\u003e is a graphic artist and poet. He likes other people, the woods and boiled eggs. He is frustrated by cynicism and mould. His client list includes \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAt This Very Moment\u003c\/i\u003e (Cicada, 2021) and the Illustrator of \u003ci\u003eDon't Hug the Pug\u003c\/i\u003e (Cicada, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46085967675611,"sku":"9781800660359","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c4365c5b878c4a6ab7b9d60c35a79711.png?v=1727658180","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781800660359-forwards-always-poems-to-be-read-aloud","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}