EPISODE 6 Over halfway through the series now and today Paul meets the brilliant award winning poet, Joshua Seigal. Author of Who Let the Words Out?, I Don't Like Poetry and Little Lemur Laughing to name but three, Joshua is a twice winner of the Laugh Out Loud award as well being chosen as the Reading Rocks award winner in 2024. We chat about his first brush with poetry being read to as a child through to his explorations of his teenage years alongside a very famous keeper of diaries. Rebecca Horswill is the Communications and Design Officer for EmpathyLab with a background herself in chlidren's book illustration. It's no surprise that she's chosen an amazing picture book to talk about. Out teacher recommendation this week comes from Samantha Nunnery, who is our first sixth form teacher on the pod. Sam takes us back to a book that has been with her since the age of 7. Prepare to go down the rabbit hole! BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE Paul - The Sonnets of William Shakespeare Rebecca - Grandad's Star by Frances Tosdevin, Illustrated by Rhian Stone Joshua - There's a Wocket in my Pocket by Dr Seuss, There Are a Lot of Weirdos in Our Neighbourhood by Colin McNaughtonand The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend Samantha -  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll USEFUL LINKS Joshua Seigal WEB: https://www.joshuaseigal.co.uk/ INSTA: @joshuaseigal EmpathyLab WEB: www.empathylab.uk INSTA: @empathylabuk Paul Jenkins WEB: www.pauljenkinspoet.co.uk INSTA: @teacherwriterPJ   For any enquiries about the podcast contact Paul on pauljenkinspoet@gmail.com   Raised by Writers (c) is a Double Rainbow production