An award winning poet will visit West Lothian primary schools this month as part of a nationwide book tour.
Joseph Coelho, performance poet and writer, will visit over 450 pupils across Scotland, including students at Eastertoun Primary School and Peel Primary School as part of the Scottish Friendly Children’s Book Tour.
Joseph said: “I am delighted to be touring Scotland and I am hugely excited to see what fantastic poetic ideas will be formed as we explore poetry, different worlds, thoughts and feelings.
“I’m always left awed by the imaginations demonstrated in schools by both pupils and teachers and can’t wait to discover what poetic delights Scotland has in store for me.”
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Born and raised in London, it never occurred to Joseph growing up that one day he would become a writer.
After discovering a performance poetry course at Battersea Arts Centre, Joseph began to write poems and share them on stage before being asked to take his work into schools.
He will also discuss Luna Loves Library Day - which was chosen as one of the top 25 books to share for World Book Day - and his latest picture book, If All the World Were (illustrated by Allison Colpoys), which deals with the loss of a family member.
Joseph will perform dramatic readings of his work, along with crafting sessions and opportunities for the pupils to create poems drawing on poetic devices.
