To help celebrate teh launch of her new verse novel Toppling , I have been blogging over at Sally Murphy's Writing For Children blog on What Sandy Fussell Likes ABout Children's Poetry. At first I was hesitant - after all, what do I really know about poetry. I'm not a poet although I do love to read poetry and verse novels are high on my list.

I love the way words rise and fall in waves. I love the way they roll off my tongue and drop at my feet with a crash or a gentle plink. I love the sound...