Roger Stevens

Roger Stevens is a popular children's author, poet and performer who visits schools, libraries, festivals and museums all over the UK. Roger's poems for children appear in more than 200 anthologies. His most recent book is an anthology for A&C Black - Let's Recycle Grandad. Other books include The Monster That Ate The Universe and Why Otters Don't Wear Socks (Macmillan), On My Way to School I Saw a Dinosaur (Hands-Up Press) - poems for younger children, The Secret Life of Pants (A and C Black) and a verse-novel for teenagers, The Journal of Danny Chaucer (Poet) (Orion) - which was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. A CD of Roger reading the best of his poems is available from Macmillan Digital Audio. he co-authored Able Writers in Your School (Brilliant Publications) with Brian Moses.

Roger has been playing in bands for over forty years and has co-written an opera, written children's musicals and written songs for all ages. He wrote and performed the music for Floella Benjamin's Hey Diddle Diddle, a series of programmes based on nursery rhymes, for younger children on BBC Radio 7.

For a taste of his work visit Roger's award-winning children's website www.poetryzone.co.uk

School Visits:

In a typical day Roger performs for the whole school (KS2 and 3 about an hour. KS1 30 minutes) and runs 3 workshops. He also runs INSET days, Family Workshops and sessions with Able Writers.

“ I laughed so much I had to re-apply my make-up”
Teacher at a Kent Primary school

“ A super day for children and staff. Roger's performance really brought poetry alive for us all”
Binfield Primary

“Totally brilliant! Thank you”
Ufsculme High School

“The children really engaged with Roger's work (lots of smiles and laughs!) and then entered into creating their own poems with great gusto. A brilliant event.”
Whitstable Museum and Gallery

“Roger looks quite normal but he is probably the best poet on Earth.”
Alasdair, Year 6

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