Press Start to Play
by Sam Gayton, illustrated by Jack Noel
Interest age: 7 to 11
Reading age: 7+
Published by Andersen Press, 2025
About this book
Gamers get ready… to press start and play with a world of poetry and language in this exciting new anthology from Sam Gayton. There are poems for Minecraft superfans, poems for board game aficionados, poems about playground games and much more besides. Most impressively, these poems also gamify language itself by demonstrating the joys of poetry and experimenting with form and structure, making words and rhythm a central part of the fun.
With modern video game references, genuinely funny moments and a pleasing aesthetic, this poetry collection will appeal to fans of gaming and is an excellent way into the world of poetry that showcases the subversive, fun side of language in a non-intimidating way. Game on!
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