Saffron Jack by Rishi Dastidar you are mistaken of flying away

of flying away

‘Jasmine’ was chosen as ‘Poem of the Week’ in the Guardian

Denise Riley

the poet finds fresh words for why we should be hopeful and careful about this life

Aimed at children aged 8+

Saffron Jack by Rishi Dastidar you are mistaken of flying awayAn outcast, an outsider, an oddball. With too much ambition and not enough talent, Saffron Jack has never fitted in wherever hes been. Now, with the feeling that his time is running out, he needs to do something drastic to change his life. So what better idea than to run away to the nearest war zone, and within the bullets, destruction and fighting do the thing hes always wanted to do: start his own country and declare himself king At once an