ABOUT ME

My name is Joshua Seigal. I am an author, poet 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. Please be aware that my main website is www.joshuaseigal.co.uk 

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

Selected Publications (children)

• Who Let the Words Out? (Bloomsbury)
• Yapping Away (Bloomsbury)
• Welcome to My Crazy Life (Bloomsbury)
• I Bet I Can Make You Laugh (Bloomsbury)
• Little Lemur Laughing (Bloomsbury)
• I Don't Like Poetry (Bloomsbury)

Fun Fact

I used to be in a punk band called Communication Problem. Check it out here. You can also visit the Joshua Seigal Wikipedia page 

Socials

• Bluesky: @joshuaseigal.bsky.social