Poems

We draw on the Victorian poets whose verse is still fresh and packed with nonsense, morals, and atmospherics.

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    The Moon – Poem

    The moon looks on a city

    An atmospheric night time poem by Robert Louis Stevenson who also wrote Treasure Island.

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    A Visit From St. Nicholas

    Christmas mantel piece with stockings

    Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore. No Rudolf but Santa’s Reindeer Dasha, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen feature.

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    Shock-Headed Peter

    Shock Headed Peer

    Wonderfully nasty poems by Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann about naughty children who DON’T deserve any presents at Christmas. Four from the collection of little horrors – Shock-Headed Peter, Cruel Frederick, Dreadful Harriet, and Flying Robert.

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    The Spider and the Fly

    Spider and bug

    The Spider and the Fly by Marry Howitt is a poem with a moral and a warning for children. Listen to this dramatic reading by Natasha Lee Lewis.

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    Two Poems about Mice

    A mouse loves to tuck into cake

    The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse by Richard Scrafton Sharp (based on Horace). The Mouse and the Cake by Eliza Cook. Two charming Victorian poems about mice.