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Fiona Halliday

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Teacher, preacher, poet, mum, wife, friend! Poetry with Dirigible Balloon, Family Friend Poems, Little Thoughts Press, Pure in Heart Stories, Hedgehog Poetry

Manchester, England
Joined October 2011
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Thank you to all who’ve bought ‘Thoughts on Life’,and all those who have sent reviews and comments. I still have author copies available and will keep the price at £6.00, until the end of July. £1.00 from every copy goes to Willow Wood Hospice. Dm for information 🌼#poetry
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RT @SteverinoD: As I turn 50 today I thought I might post a poem that I wrote yesterday, back when I was in my 40s. Getting old is weird.….
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RT @lr4schools: Congratulations to Collette Hiller, winner of the CLiPPA 2025 (@clpe1 Children’s Poetry Award) for Colossal Words for Kids.….
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RT @RumbleCoral: I’m back from hurkle-durkling. Thank you to those who’ve been saying kind things about Jakub’s Otter - I’ll respond in a d….
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RT @AttieLime: My book babies! So proud of both of these books. 'Jelly' is widely available to buy right now; 'Welly' is available to pre-o….
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RT @nealzetterpoet: #authors - we all start somewhere! 1st (c1980) + latest (Sept 2025) books:.#poem #poems #librarytwitter #edutwitter #po….
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RT @TheToyPress: Our latest edition! If you haven't bought yourself a copy yet, get your orders in this week as we're away for a fortnight….
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RT @mooseandmouse: Happy birthday to @TheDirigible @JonathanHumble .So far no punctures!
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RT @dreambeastpoems: Nostalgia and me are inseparable. I can’t help it. Sometimes I wish I could. But you write what you write ✍️ #childhoo….
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Yes! Thank you very much, @JonathanHumble , for all the wonderful poetry and support for poets and children! Happy 4th Birthday to the @TheDirigible #poetryforchildren #poetry #edutwitter.
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Hear hear! What you said Attie. The starting place for our poetry publishing beginnings. How lucky are we! Thank you Jonathan and the Dirigible 🎈.
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RT @BooksForKeeps: We are very sad to learn of the death of Allan Ahlberg. With his wife Janet & with other leading illustrators, Allan Ahl….
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RT @ADayInTheLib: Probably the most well loved book on my shelves, as a child I slept with it, I could read it to my kids by heart, I think….
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I’ve put together some poems for primary aged children. Many are educational, giving examples or explanations of grammatical devices. #Teachers #poets , might this be useful? Many would lend themselves to further writing with the children. Illustrations are underway. #poetry.
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RT @TroikaBooks: It's #InternationalFriendshipDay so what better way of celebrating friendship and understanding between people and peoples….
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RT @AttieLime: This poem was written a few years ago on a UK beach holiday. Today it returned to its roots! Blue Jelly and Strawberries is….
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Thank you @WritesSue and @TheToyPress for my contributor copy of the Hobbies edition, it arrived today! It is beautiful, with so many wonderful pieces within, both words and illustrations. I’m really enjoying reading it! #poetry #poetryforchildren #kidlit #edutwitter
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RT @moses_brian: Sure to be a load of nonsense as usual! From the undisputed king of nonsense verse.
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RT @mooseandmouse: A good age, a great talent, a deep loss.
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RT @AndrewsSusanM: Here are the 13 fabulous versions of my 7/26/25 #HaikuSaturday #haiku posted so far. I'll post the complete list on Mond….
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RT @TheDirigible: Top Ten Tips for Trainee Tiger Teachers.by Julie Anna Douglas.#PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon 🎈..
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