The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Julie Stevens

Julie Stevens writes poems for both adults and children. She covers many themes, but often engages with the problems of disability. Her children’s poems have been published in many places including Paper Lanterns, Balloons Lit Journal, Parakeet Magazine, The Toy, Tyger Tyger, The Dirigible Balloon, Brian Moses’ blog and in anthologies. She has three published adult pamphlets: Step into the Dark (2023) and Balancing Act (2021) both with The Hedgehog Poetry Press and Quicksand (Dreich, 2020). www.jumpingjulespoetry.com

Poems by Julie include:


Astronaut
Christmas Star
Ready for Christmas
Sky Cake
Hey Tiger!
Hold on to Snow
Epic Explorer
My Worry
What Can You Find?
Clever Mum
Nothing to Do
Acrobat
Grumpy Snowman
Royal Dreams
Letter Garden
When the World Went to Sleep
Crazy Dream
Leave it to Wind
Recipe for Flying