Dom Conlon

Dom Conlon is a poet and author, published by Troika, Graffeg, Ladybird, Bloomsbury, The Emma Press, and HIMSELF! He uses poetry to inspire fiction and non-fiction stories about everything from the tiniest of details to the broad brush-strokes of the universe. He's a frequent guest on BBC Radio and was chosen as one of the key poets to celebrate the national Make A Difference campaign through poetry. Praise for This Rock That Rock "Words and pictures that are simply out of this world! I love this book!" -- Chris Riddell "Warm and charming, clever and thoughtful, accessible and challenging and so practical - this is definitely the book I will be taking with me next time I visit a primary class." -- Kate Clanchy "This book beautifully captures the inspiration, mystery and scientific wonder of the once and future moon." -- Dr James Carpenter, European Space Agency "Strap yourself in, set the rocket turbo-boosters to max, and prepare for lift-off. Dom Conlon & Viviane Schwarz's This Rock That Rock will take you on an exhilarating, out-of-this-world poetic journey to the moon and back. Along the way you'll explore not on the mysteries of space but those of the human heart too with this collection of 50 life-affirming poems that show us how nothing, not even the moon itself lies beyond our reach." -- Brian Bilston "Dom and Viv make mighty work of our majestic moon, looking at it from the front and back, from the heart and mind, from here and there. It's a journey in words and images that will show you places you've not been, implant thoughts you've never pondered and sing you the strange songs of silver light. Together, Viv and Dom, they work wonders." -- A F Harrold Praise for Leap, Hare, Leap! "Gorgeous. Perfect holiday picture book full of the lushness of summer." -- Nicola Davies "Dramatic kennings, elegant coinages, sharp imperatives - poetry poised for flight from Dom Conlon in Leap, Hare, Leap! Around the world, fleeing fox, coyote, owl & bulldozer, Hare leaps through Anastasia Izlesou'd gorgeous bee-buzzing foliage, dry pink earth and bearded grasses. Stunning." -- Imogen Rissell Williams Praise for Astro Poetica: "Insightful, thought-provoking and fun, full of tenderness and wisdom. I wanted to just read them all in one delicious bite." -- Nicola Davies, English Association Picture Book award winner, 2014 "...funny tender poems for children." -- George Szirtes, CLPE Winner 2013 From Tiny The Giant: "Dom has a gift for stories that flow and are a pleasure to read aloud" -- ReadItDaddy "I loved this book... The illustrations by Nicola Anderson are gorgeous and entirely appropriate... It's a story which can be read time and time again and you'll find something new in the words or the pictures each time." -- The Book Bag