It included lines like 'Her fingers stretched out tentatively, each one searching, humming with awareness and fear' and 'Her breath caught as his lips opened slightly and she saw the ivory of his ...
We saw the Burning Bush on Moses’ face and we were afraid of him. We desert bound people who saw a sea part and frogs fall out of the sky We homeward-bound ex-slaves who didn’t yet know what to do ...
This article was published in March 2023. Teachers like myself will know that 'fear' of poetry among young people is rife. World Poetry Day is a great reminder to explore poetry in the English ...