Gather round children, listen up. Valerie Bloom has a story to tell you.
Valerie Bloom is an award winning poet and author for children and a fantastic performer of her work. She will delight you with her stories and you will find yourself singing along to her poems in this brand new performance that showcases her writing, set to a specially commissioned soundscape with theatrical lighting. This is an uplifting and unique performance from one of the best contemporary writers for children.
Valerie Bloom grew up in Jamaica and came to England in 1979. She was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to poetry. Her nine collections include Whoop n’ Shout, Hot Like Fire, and Let Me Touch the Sky. Her most recent novel published in 2007 is The Tribe.
Michael Morpurgo says, ‘Valerie Bloom is a fine, fine poet and a wonderful storyteller. Here she is both.’
