Lorraine Marwood

Award Winning Australian Poet & Writer

What is a poem?

It's a snatch of time
stilled, distilled, enriched.
It's an image
and a sensory experience.
It's a remembrance,
an ache, a wish.
From Celebrating Australia, a year in poetry

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Anzac day, children's writing, farming family, poetry, verse novels
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Footprints on the Moon
9780702262838

Children's Book

A breathtaking verse novel about one girl finding the courage to take her own small steps for humankind.

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Leave Taking
9780702260117

Children's Book

A children's verse novel about belonging, loss and love.

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Celebrating Australia
9781925081022

Children's Book

Australia Day, Anzac Day, Boxing Day and the New Year. Babies and birthdays, families and feast days. So many special occasions! So much to celebrate!

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Guinea Pig Town
9781922077424

Children's Book

Guinea Pig Town and other animal poems. All creatures are celebrated in this collection of poetry for children.

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Imagery Poetry Technique

This is my signature poetry technique writing from imagery. I use it all the time in workshops with my students. It quickly produces amazing powerful results.

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Start Writing Poetry Technqiue

Enjoy teaching this writing poetry technique that is fun, taps into what the writer knows and shows the rudimentary differences between prose and poetry.

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Incident Poetry Technique

Incident poetry writing technique is really effective for getting students from Grade 3 to Grade 6 writing poems.

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Award winning author Lorraine Marwood offers writing workshops for children, teenagers, adults and professional development for teachers


First Light

Mucous strings,
even those from
a cow’s cudding jaw
have sunburnt glistenings
as first light
plays the harp
to all morning tasks.
From A Ute Picnic and other Australian poems