BEST-selling author Nick Toczek brought his own brand of poetry to classrooms in Burnley Schools.

Nick visited St Mary's RC and Todmorden Road Primary Schools to give a poetry performance of his books which include Dragons Everywhere and The Dragon Who Ate Our School.

He has had more than two dozen books published and made more than 20,000 public appearances in a career spanning 30 years.

The visit was organised through the arts education programme run for East Lancashire schools by Mid Pennine Arts.

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