The New Generation

Angela Topping is a freelance poet with twenty years experience as an English teacher. She was Head of Literacy and Oracy at Upton Hall School until 2009. Her poems have been widely published, are used in verse speaking festivals all over the world, and feature in textbooks and on the internet education sites of various organisations including Amnesty International and Oxfam. She is a seasoned poet-in-schools for The Poetry Society and Windows Project, Liverpool. She has mentored many young writers and has tutored creative writing courses for all age groups. Her poems have been performed in a wide range of venues including The Greenbelt Festival, Manchester Poetry Festival, and The Bluecoat Arts Centre Liverpool.

Acknowledgements
Witch in the Supermarket
Baba Yaga and Katie Weir
A Wizard Teacher
The New Generation
Aunt Jane
Mer-Mum
Midsummer Night
My Old Man
Satanic Supplies
They Mean Business
Dear Spider
Cat’s Prayer
The Prayer of the Rabbits
Counting Sheep
Creatures Haiku
Fears
Snake
The Pigeon Fancies
Rivals
Savoy Hotel Cat
It’s True
Teachers These Days
The Mean Librarian
To Be Chanted Very Loud at Playtime
Classroom Hamster
End of Term Reports
Snitch
Not To Blame
Lonely
My Pets
New Start
The Staff
After School Cinquains
Bonfire Night
Hallowe’en Party
Christmas Tree
Recipe for a Festival
Recipe for a Birthday
The Creation Disco
Winter Morning
Weatherings
Finding Magic
Haiku for the Seasons
Friends
My Best Friend
After the Earthquake
Change Our Ways
Kenning My Dad
Riddle
Hypocrites
After the Match
Little Houses