Jonathan Humble
@northernjim
Editor of The Dirigible Balloon A Poetry Bank for Children Submission Window Aug 1st - 14th #FunFrolickingFriendshipFascinationAndFlying #PoetryForChildren dirigibleballoon.org northernjim.wordpress.com #Cumbria #Poetry
Three reunions happening this year (July through to October). Feeling so very lucky to have known such lovely people. 🙂
Five year anniversary coming up in August 2026. Still flying and promoting excellent poetry written for children by wonderful poets and all freely accessible on our website. #DirigibleBalloon #PoetryForChildren #GoAllIn2026 dirigibleballoon.org 🎈
A Sofa Shared (after Philip Larkin) by JH #Poetry #ArgyleLiteraryReview #AnArundelTomb
Fridge Painting by JH #Poetry #ArgyleLiteraryMagazine theargylelitmag.com/poetry-8/hum...
Sentience in Sticks ... a Derek the Dog tale by JH #Poetry theargylelitmag.com/poetry-8/hum...
The Dream of a Blind Mole-rat Draught Excluder Jonathan Humble #Poetry #ButNotAsWeKnowIt
Rare bird found nesting in our garage ... #SpringWatch #ChickenGirl #Cumbria
Replies in from 80% of poets contacted (all positive). 8 still to confirm. #DirigibleBalloon #PoetryForChildren #Anthology #KeepMeBreathing #CongenitalCentralHypoventilationSyndrome
Thank you @rocketbirdbooks.bsky.social Two wonderful picture books from Rocket Bird Books dropped through my letterbox today (such a lovely surprise). Ant Life, written and illustrated by Moesha Kellaway and Scooter Dog, written and illustrated by Lo Cole. #YearOfReading2026 #WooHoo JH x
Soooo ... no chance of a blue plaque at 3 Widop Street (it was demolished decades ago). However, 65 years later, I'm still kicking. Had a lovely day out in Manchester. Art gallery visit followed by a wonderful meal at Piccolino Caffé Grande. #Recommend 🙂👍
We're still shortlisting the poems (no one has been contacted yet). Looking for artists. #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon #AnthologyNumberThree 🎈
Run Day Twenty ... carrying a calf injury. A few days rest required.
Just arrived in today's post. A beautiful book full of brilliant poems and excellent illustrations. How lucky were we at the Dirigible Balloon to have poems sent by Rhiannon Oliver? Sooo pleased Chris Riddell and Firefly Press agree. #PoetryForChildren
Children's Poem Of The Week: Dance Of The Stream Sprite by Jacqueline Shirtliff yorkshiretimes.co.uk/article/Chil...
Now uploading our #SpringFlight of excellent poetry for children written by a range of known and unknown poets from around the world ... #NationalYearOfReading #CheckUsOut >>> dirigibleballoon.org #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon @kidsbloomsbury.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
Feature on the Dirigible Balloon: Pandora and the Story Forge written by Gaynor Andrews illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel published by Rocket Bird Books dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Pandora...
Walking with Arthur early this morning and we heard a curlew. First of 2026. Never heard one this early before. #CurlewCalling #Cumbria
Today I will mostly be painting the ceiling in the bathroom, drinking coffee, cleaning the walls of the piano room, drinking coffee and starting the process of creating a longlist of poems on the Dirigible Balloon for the third anthology (and drinking far too much coffee). JH 🙂🎈