ABOUT ME

My name is Joshua Seigal. I am a poet, author and performer who does a lot of work in schools. This blog showcases new poems, students' work, and other odds and ends. New blog posts appear under 'Blog Archive' on the right hand side.

I have several books published by Bloomsbury and other publishers. My most famous book is probably I Don't Like Poetry, which was published in 2016. 

Awards

• UKLA Book Award (2025) - Longlist 
• Reading Rocks Book Award (2024) - Winner
• Laugh Out Loud Book Award (2023) - Winner
• Caterpillar Poetry Prize (2023) - Runner-Up 
• The People's Book Prize (2022) - Winner
• Laugh Out Loud Book Award (2022) - Winner
• Laugh Out Loud Book Award (2017) - Shortlist

Best Known Poems For Children

• I Don't Like Poetry
• Let's Hear It for Teachers 
• Defying the Odds

Best Known Poems for Adults 

• Here We All Are
• And So I Write
• Tenacious

Fun Fact

I used to be in a punk band called Communication Problem. Check it out here. 

Contact

• email: joshuaseigal1986@hotmail.co.uk (please use this if booking me for events)
• Insta: @joshuaseigal
• Bluesky: @joshuaseigal.bsky.social