Being Me
Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings
Age 7+
Poetry
Three gifted poets team up with a collection of poems dealing with worries and anxieties and find ways to develop empathy and mindfulness
Read about the Land of Blue, where it’s OK to feel sad, find ways to slow down, chill out, discover kindness in yourself and other people. Then maybe your own special Thought Machine will tell you, ‘This is going well. You’re doing great. You’ve got this!’ And you have! This ground-breaking collection by three leading poets offers understanding, support and encouragement. With an endnote by a leading clinical psychologist.
Creators
Liz Brownlee is a poet, performer and film-maker. Much of her work is about animals, and she is a frequent visitor to school with her guidance dog Lola. She and Matt Goodfellow have previously collaborated, with Roger Stevens, on another collection, The Same Inside. She lives in Bristol. Her website is www.poetlizbrownlee.co.uk.
Matt Goodfellow's poetry collections Chicken on the Roof and Caterpillar Cake, and his strikingly original picture storybook, Shu Lin's Grandpa, illustrated by Yu Rong, are published by Otter-Barry Books. He lives in Manchester.
Laura Mucha is the author of Dear Ugly Sisters (Otter-Barry Books, August 2020). The theme of Being Me is very close to her heart. She lives in London.
Since 2005, Victoria Jane Wheeler has been a creative practitioner at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. She is currently visiting lecturer in Fashion and Design at the University of Chester and Liverpool Hope University. Her work has been widely exhibited in the north-west of the UK, including Manchester Art Gallery. She lives near Manchester, UK.
