The list poem is a highly effective device. It can be straightforward or complex, obvious or subtle, occupying the whole poem or just a few lines, and sometimes we can even use it without realising we

Mandy needed to spread the word about her shop – but how?

My sister starts work at the charity shop – and change could be on the way

Trish realised that she had something that money can’t buy

It was time for her grandma’s love of life to be passed on

IT was definitely in the middle pocket. A ten pound note and two fives. “I only remembered it last night when I was peeling the potatoes for dinner. “Of course, you were closed by then.” Mrs Featherst