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How did living in a tower block inspire your poetry?
Key Stage 2
Year 3
English
Growing up in a tower block has deeply inspired my poetry. When I was growing up, I would often get frustrated that I would never see homes like mine represented in books or in film or TV. And so now that I'm a writer, it means that I can write about the places I grew up in. So I can write about council estate and blocks of flats, but I can also start to bring in the magic that I so enjoyed reading about when I was a kid. I used to love reading things like "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by CS Lewis or "Five Children and It" where you've got groups of children discovering magical worlds or indeed magical creatures. And so in my writing, I try and do that, bring the magic, but onto the estate into a slightly more urban environment because I think it's important that we all realise that we all have access to magic.
    How did living in a tower block inspire your poetry?
    Key Stage 2
    Year 3
    English
    Growing up in a tower block has deeply inspired my poetry. When I was growing up, I would often get frustrated that I would never see homes like mine represented in books or in film or TV. And so now that I'm a writer, it means that I can write about the places I grew up in. So I can write about council estate and blocks of flats, but I can also start to bring in the magic that I so enjoyed reading about when I was a kid. I used to love reading things like "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by CS Lewis or "Five Children and It" where you've got groups of children discovering magical worlds or indeed magical creatures. And so in my writing, I try and do that, bring the magic, but onto the estate into a slightly more urban environment because I think it's important that we all realise that we all have access to magic.
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