Ah, so there you are. Glad you could make it. Shall I put some tea on? No? Just want to get straight into the poems, then?
Here are ten of my favourite recent poems. I picked the number 10 because it’s a nice round number. Well, the ’0′ part of it is, anyway. Although it’s a bit oval for my liking. And also because Number Ten is where the Prime Minister lives, and I’m just as important as he is, wouldn’t you agree?
Enjoy these poems, they’re free to look at!*
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- One Story
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- The Cry-Babies That Live In The Sun
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- The Raincoat Song
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- Winter Worderland
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- Fanfare
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- Mozart’s Children
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- Balloonery Buffoonery
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- There’s Not Enough Chicken In My Meat Pie!
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- One Day Soon I Shall Enter Space
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- Sounds Amazing
*Please note that all poems are copyright John Rice 2010, and that I will bite your Grandma’s ankles unless you seek permission to use them.
I welcome anthology requests, almost as much as I welcome a pat on the head and a treat for being a good boy.
Dear John
When I was little I came to a book signing of Bears Don’t Like Bananas – and my mother has the book in a box somewhere (I have since left home) and I’m trying to locate the poem of the boy asking his dad for a glass of water to recite to my little godson as I really enjoyed the poem when I was little.
Unfortunately we can’t locate the book (although we do have it as you signed it – the book signing was in your house – my grandparents are June and George Newson). Is there anyway you could email me the poem?
Hope to hear from you.
Warm regards
CARLY NEWSON
Carly,
did you receive my email response?
John
Hi John,
First of all, could just like to say that I love the poems. There are fantastic! I have been trying to locate a copy of the “conversation at the dinner table” poem to use in my placement primary school in my Year 4 class. Would you be able to point me in the right direction at all?
Many thanks
Ben.
Hi John
I am trying to find a copy of ‘I’ve Never Seen’ to use with my class. Can you help? I’ve used it before and the kids loved it and came up with lots of ideas for their own versions.
Many Thanks
Joan
Hi John Rice
I was searching for one of your poem but could not find it on the net, it has some words like …
thingummy zigummy bob …
could you please send it to me
I would be grateful
thanks
your little fan
Pranav Madan
PS: please send it now, I can’t wait . . . .
hi,
i have entered the highland music festival that you will be judging but i have lost the words for a minute till midnight
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
plz send me the words
Hi Megan,
I am so sorry, I didn’t pick up your message until yesterday…I am not very good at checking the messages on my website!!! Nevertheless, I hope you eventually found the words of ‘A Minute to Midnight’ and that you enjoyed competing in the Festival. I really enjoyed myself when I visited King Goosey (chief of the gooses!) I hope you enter the competition again next year. Dazzle ‘em!
John Rice
Hi
Jonh
My name is Stevie – Rae Jennings you came to my school …St.Edmunds Cathlic Primary School Old Skelmersdale , Skelmersdale .I love Scotland i have been to scotland befor and it is great there .You are very funny .When you seen my name tag you said your daughter is called Stephany .I showed my sis some of the photos of you .I have made a group called Jonh Rice it is bassed on you .I wanted to by a poster of you but you had ran out of them . I love writing Poems and Stories .I have wrote a few stories called Tina Down , Micheal – Lee Jennings anda few others i hope you can come to my school again .It was very nice meeting you .Thank You for coming 2 my School i had a great time .
Hi we r trying to find your poem converation at the school dinner table.Please could u email it so we can use it for our class. Thanks very much
Harry
Will do Harry…will send it by email. Thanks for your enquiry. JOhn
Dear John
Hi I have been trying to find a copy of your poem ‘The Mysteries of Nature’ to read to my class of y3 children. Is it possible for you to tell me where I can download a copy to use on my Interactive Whiteboard? Thanking you in anticipation.
Regards
Emma
Dear John,
I have been trying to find your poem The Mysteries of Nature to no avail. I would like very much to use it for class lesson on poetry and wordplay and would be really grateful if you could kindly send me a copy.
Kind regards,
Lesley
Hi,
I am hoping to look at the poem Conversation at the school dinner table with my class as part of our work on performance poetry this term. I was wondering where I would be able to get get hold of a copy.
Regards
Seana
Seana,
Did you receive my email of 5 Sept with a selection of poems?
My website went down for a few days (son in USA runs it for me and he forgot to pay server or something!) Anyway, please let me know and if you haven’t received it I’ll re-send.
John
poetjohnrice@btinternet.com
Hi John I have just been reading through a poetry book that you signed when you came to my Primary school in 1982 this is because I have head it to my two daughters one of whom is the age I was when you came to school I know it was a long time ago but do you remember ZOOMBALLOOMALLISTIC it still makes me laugh and my girls have nearly learnt most of the poems word for word( short ones) I am now a govenor of my daughters school on Dover Kent and wondered if we could keep in touch as I know that every year the school celebrates national book day I would like to ask to the head of school if I could arrange a meeting /assembly with you if you still that sort of thing
A happy reader of your earlier work and await your reply
Nikki
Hi Nikki
Did you receive the email I sent recently…sometimes my website replies go astray! Please let me know and if you haven’t received it, I’ll re-send.
John
Dear John,
Please could you send me the words to your poem “conversation at the dinner table” as I would like to read it to my mummy and I think it is very funny.
Thank you.
From Ben
Dear John,
Much like the past few posts, I would like to request a copy of the poem ‘conversation at the school dinner table’. I am doing it this week with my class and can’t seem to find the copy I once had!
An email would be much appreciated
Thank you,
Jess Palmer
Dear John,
My Year 3 children and I would love to read The Mysteries of Nature to study its unique presentation style and I am struggling to find a book to buy containing it. We would be very grateful if you could send it to me via email.
Thanks very much!
Leigh Elsaghier.
dear john, as a child our teachers always read us The conversation at the school dinner table. It is possibly one of my all time favourites and have been trying to find it for quite sometime for my son to read. Would it be possible to email me a copy please, would be fantastic.
Many thanks
Melissa x x
Hello John, I am looking at language play with my year 3 class this week and from what I have seen your poems are fantastic. I have just been reading them and having a giggle to myself!
I was wondering if you had any others available which would you say were particularly good for our unit that you could send me?
It would be much appreciated.
Thank you
Nikki
Hi John
Am struggling to find a copy of your poem The Mysteries of Nature to use with my Yr 3 class. Please would it be possible for you to email a copy of it to me?
Many thanks
Anne
Hi,
I too would like a copy of your poem ‘mysteries of nature’ to read to my year 3 class! Could you email me a copy?
Thank you very much in advance!
Louise.