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Laura Mucha
Laura Mucha worked as a face painter, studied flying trapeze, philosophy and psychology, and swam in Antarctica before becoming a lawyer. Now she spends most of her time playing with words. Her poetry has been published in books, magazines and newspapers around the world, and she’s performed on BBC Radio, at festivals and in schools. In 2016, she won the Caterpillar Poetry Prize. You can read and listen to Laura’s poetry here.
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This is one of Laura’s great poems:
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DEAR UGLY SISTERS
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Bread has been baked, veggies are chopped,
salt in the pan – kitchen’s been mopped,
skirts have been washed, hoovered the floor,
took out the bins – polished the door,
cleared up the bathroom, cleaned up the sink,
washed all your socks – still really stink,
ironed the laundry, folded the sheets,
serviced the car – here’s the receipt,
dog for a walk, cat to the vet,
married a wonderful prince that I met,
leaving tonight, so good luck with the chores,
I’m dropping my apron and keys by the door.
FROM
CINDERELLA
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.© Laura Mucha
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What a delight to find my way to your blog today. I love your post and your theme! I’ll be heading my way back to catch up on previous posts.
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Oh, thank you, Deborah! I’m off to see you, now…
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Thank you for stopping by my AtoZ, and I echo Deborah’s sentiment — so glad you did so I could find your site! I’ll also be checking out your posts, though it may take me awhile to get through everything. Happy ZtoAing! 😀
Jamie Lyn Weigt | Theme: Odds and Ends Dragons | Writing Dragons
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Thank you, Jamie!
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Delightful poet! Thank you for introducing her. I love writing poetry, but never thought I could make any money with it. Now, I’m even less sure, knowing that’d be my competition!
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Ha! There is no money in children’s poetry. The money comes from going round schools and there is only so much space and fewer and fewer schools wanting authors in because their budgets are getting smaller and smaller… Typical payment for a children’s poem in a book is £30.
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