Performance poet, playwright and children’s author Joseph Coelho said he wants to “highlight and celebrate the power of poetry” after being announced as the new Children’s Laureate. Award-winning ...

In this spunky anthology, Coelho encourages a theatrical approach to poetry: “Poetry and performance have always gone hand in hand,” he offers in an introduction about its early days, when it was set ...

Joseph Coelho, award-winning performance poet, playwright and children's author, has today been crowned the Waterstones Children's Laureate 2022 - 2024. Coelho was presented with the bespoke silver ...

Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho has become an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours. The performance poet, playwright and children’s author, who grew up in ...

His works include his Luna Loves… picture books and the dark series of Fairy Tales Gone Bad. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands.