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Just One Poem

Just One Poem

Written by: Dom Conlon
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Poet and author, Dom Conlon, thinks out loud about children's poetry and its place in our lives and then reads just one poem. Each episode is short and nourishing, like a bite to eat before bedtime. All poems are read by kind permission of their authors.


If any of the content has made you think about poetry then talk to Dom on social media @domconlon on Bluesky or Instagram.

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Episodes
  • Children's Booker Prize
    Nov 16 2025
    In light of the announcement that books for children will be eligible for a new category of the Booker Prize, I turn to a poem by Nicola Davies to discuss why we need to blur the edges between poetry for children and poetry for adults. This isn't so much Just One Poem as it is Just One Poetry Ramble.

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    3 mins
  • How Stars Die
    Oct 2 2025
    This is Just One Poem and today's poem is called How Stars Die. It was written by Dom Conlon and published in Caterpillar Magazine and then in The Big Amazing Poetry Book which was edited by Gaby Morgan, illustrated by Chris Riddell, and published by Macmillan.

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    2 mins
  • Moons
    Sep 13 2025
    In this episode of Just One Poem, Dom Conlon reads 'Moons' from his collection 'Astro Poetica'.

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    1 min
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