This poem makes an allusion to the letter that Harry T. Burn received from his mother just before his vote tipped the Tennessee General Assembly in favor of ratifying the 19th Amendment. Susan Barber, ...

Display the different interpretations around a copy of the poem. This short film will be relevant for teaching English at primary school.

Share a copy of Once by Michael Rosen with your class. Ask, do they know what the words mean? Explore how even nonsense words can make sense when put into the context of a poem. Go back to the ...