So They Call You Pisher!: A Memoir

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Another example of the government’s “crazed incompetence” in his view has been the handling of schools and universities during the pandemic, in particular the uncertainty surrounding exams. Both his parents were teachers, and he “imbibed” not just their socialist politics, but a passion for education (on which he writes regularly for the Guardian). He’s never been a fan of what he recently described in one of his columns as the “rigid, prescriptive, formulaic approach” of the primary school curriculum, and an “addiction” to exam testing. His youngest son Emile was due to be sitting his GCSEs this year and his daughter Elsie is in her first year at university, but has been at home until last month. “It is an awful situation for teachers, pupils and students to be in,” he says. In August 2015, Rosen endorsed Jeremy Corbyn's leadership campaign in the Labour Party election. [32] He contributed to Poets for Corbyn, an anthology of poems from 20 writers. [33] [34] In the same month, he was one of many Jewish public figures who signed an open letter criticising The Jewish Chronicle 's reporting of Corbyn's association with alleged antisemites. [35] In 2016, along with others, he toured the UK to support Corbyn's bid to become Prime Minister. [36] [37] He is also a patron of the Shakespeare Schools Festival, a charity that enables school children across the UK to perform Shakespeare in professional theatres. Mansfield, Susan (24 August 2007), "Poetry is the greatest teacher", The Scotsman, archived from the original on 10 September 2007 . Rosen has been involved in campaigning around issues of education and for the Palestinian cause. In August 2010 Rosen contributed to an eBook collection of political poems entitled Emergency Verse - Poetry in Defence of the Welfare State edited by Alan Morrison. He has written columns for the Socialist Worker newspaper and spoken at conferences organised by the Socialist Workers Party, but has never been a party member. He stood for election in June 2004 in London as a Respect Coalition candidate. He is a supporter of the Republic campaign.

For access to thCharlie] would hold his nose high in the air and take long deep sniffs of the gorgeous chocolatey smell all around him.Oh, how he loved that smell!And, oh, how he wished he could go inside the factory and see what it was like!' Letters | Vote for hope and a decent future". The Guardian. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019 . Retrieved 4 December 2019. a b c Rosen, Michael (23 May 2012). "Confessions of an accidental communist". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016 . Retrieved 4 December 2016. Children's Laureate Michael Rosen receives Honorary Doctorate of Letters". Uel.ac.uk. 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012 . Retrieved 23 February 2013.

Rosen, Michael (2016). "These are the Hands by Michael Rosen". Scottish Poetry Library. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021 . Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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Exploring the roles that trauma and grief have played in his own life, Rosen looks at the road to recovery, asking how we can find it within ourselves to live well again after – even during – the darkest times. a b Armitstead, Claire (8 September 2017). "Michael Rosen: 'Realising that poetry was performance was my eureka moment' ". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021 . Retrieved 11 May 2019.