The Works 3 contains poems by 52 poets - one for every single week of the year. There are seven poems by each poet, which gives a fantastic variety to the book. All the major themes and forms of poetry are to be found within this chunky paperback, and there is a biography of each poet at the beginning of their week. Another essential book for teachers, but also a joyful celebration of the best poets of all time, both classic and contemporary. Tennyson, Wordsworth and Shakespeare rub shoulders with Brian Moses, Roger McGough and Brian Patten. A must-have book.

Paul Cookson has worked as a poet for twenty-five years. He has written thousands of poems (not all of them good, but most of them funny), visited around 4,000 schools, libraries and festivals, performed to over a million people, lead over 10,000 workshops and performances, written and edited over fifty collections, been anthologized in 200 more and sold a million books. He has drunk two million of cups of tea and stolen four million staffroom cakes and is no good at maths and capable of exaggeration. He has never been nominated for - or won - any awards for his books but has consistently made teachers, children and parents laugh and join in. Audience participation has always been non-negotiable. A collector of ukuleles and wearer of superhero underpants, his performances are always memorable and fun. Paul is the official Poet in Residence for the National Football Museum, Poet Laureate for Slade, recipient of a National Reading Hero medal and has read his poems all over the world but never been to Glastonbury.

And he can still come to your event - contact him through www.paulcooksonpoet.co.uk