Colin West
Colin lives in Battle, East Sussex. He studied Graphic Design and Illustration and has written and illustrated over 50 children’s books. His poems have appeared in anthologies by Roger McGough and Julia Donaldson. He now writes purely for his own pleasure and enjoys collecting old books, mainly of poetry.
Poems by Colin include:
Ouch!
My Funny Rolling Pin
Dear Auntie Judith
Cousin Claire
Bathroom (not so) Suite
Biggles in Goggles
Little Brian
A Fancy Pet
Mervyn the Magician
My Unicycle
My Own Worst Enemy
Most Critters …
Let Basil go to Basildon
The Boy who left his Bum Behind
Slamina
Bellows
Young Gordon Glass
The Tale of Lynne McFlynn
Plug Holes
Non-Athletic
Belinda Bean the Bouncing Queen
The Old Kitchen Sink
Freda, the Flat-footed Fairy
Fiddleflop
I’ve Never Been So Insulted!
My Halloween Party
When the Referee Swallowed his Whistle
The Sorrowful Saga of Sue
The Silly Knight
Back to Front
Fossils
