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Do You Remember the First Poetry Book You Bought?

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

Mirror Lake poetry book Four Quartets Eliot

The first book of poetry I ever bought was “Four Quartets” by T.S. Eliot, and it has followed me for more than 50 years.

Filed Under: article, Blog, Books, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories, Poems, poetry, T.S. Eliot

“The Illustrated Emily Dickinson” for Children – and Adults

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Red and Pink Flowers Dickinson Van Cleave

“The Illustrated Emily Dickinson” by Ryan Van Cleave introduces the poet and 25 of her best-known poems to younger audiences.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Children's Activities, Children's Poetry, Emily Dickinson, Poems, poetry, Poets

What I Learned Writing 30+ Crow Poems

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

Crow poems-girl and fish card

Writing a lot of poems on a single subject can surprise the writer with unexpected gifts. Find out what Megan Willome learned while writing 30+ crow poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

How to Write a Senryu

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

black and white ruffed lemur

We’re exploring how to write simple, fun forms. Meet senryu—haiku’s comic cousin. Maybe even haiku’s sarcastic cousin.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, Haiku, poetry prompt

How to Write a Rondelet

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

bison calf with mother

Tap your inner songwriter with today’s poetry prompt, featuring the rondelet poem form, with author Megan Willome.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Rondelet, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

How to Write a Diamante

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

cow and egret blue flowers

The diamante poem has a shape that illustrates the connection between opposites. Learn how to write a diamante with this fun explanation + poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, Diamante, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

How to Write a Clerihew!

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

two young gelada monkeys playing

The clerihew is a form poem that “has rhyme and attitude.” Learn how to write a clerihew with this fun explanation + poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, W. H. Auden

Form Poetry for Children—And You!

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

seven birds on a fence

Form poetry for children? Yes! But also for you, at any age. Writing a poem in form can wake up a sleepy idea and make it bright.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Island Girl x 2: An Interview With Illustrator Hasani Browne

By L.L. Barkat 3 Comments

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Illustrator Hasani Browne grew up on an island before moving to Brooklyn (on Long Island). Both places inspire her art in their own ways!

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Children's Poetry, Interviews

Rescuing a Story through Poetry—How a Ghazal Saved a Dog!

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

girl walking beside green fence

Is your story not working? Try rescuing a story through poetry! That’s what happened when a dog named Rascal met a ghazal.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts, Writing Tips

Children’s Book Club: Children’s Poetry and What the Heart Knows

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

polar bear shaking off water

Children’s poetry speaks to the child within us. Join us as we read Joyce Sidman’s “What the Heart Knows” for National Poetry Month.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, National Poetry Month, poetry prompt

Crow Stories: “Rainbow Crow” by Megan Willome and Hasani Browne

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

rainbow crow children's poetry on wood table

“Rainbow Crow” by Megan Willome and illustrated by Hasani Browne tells crow stories in poetry for young readers.

Filed Under: article, children, Children's Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry reviews, Poets

Children’s Book Club: ‘And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon’

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

series of green dunes

Why learn nursery rhymes? For the jokes! Join our Children’s Book Club as we read “And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon.”

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories, Mother Goose

Children’s Book Club: ‘Hello Numbers! What Can You Do?’

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

glowing castle at night

Strap on your space pod and zoom beyond counting as our Children’s Book Club reads “Hello Numbers! What Can You Do?”

Filed Under: Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, Math-Science-Technology

By Heart: ‘Song of Summer’ + New Countee Cullen Challenge

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

Song of Summer

Savor the summer with author Megan Willome as she learns Margaret Wise Brown’s poem “Song of Summer” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, By Heart, Childhood Poems, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Summer Poems

Pooh, On Poetry

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

football

Author Megan Willome takes poetry advice from Winnie-the-Pooh and revises a poem.

Filed Under: Childhood Poems, children, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, poetry, poetry prompt

Naomi Shihab Nye: Young People’s Poet Laureate

By Megan Willome 7 Comments

Naomi Shihab Nye

Author Megan Willome takes a trip to the library with Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye. Refreshments will be served.

Filed Under: Childhood Poems, children, Children's Activities, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories

By Heart: “The Star” + New “Kindness” Challenge

By Megan Willome 9 Comments

Lil Wayne

Join author Megan Willome as she learns Jane Taylor’s “The Star” By Heart and gets a little twinkly. Lil Wayne sings along.

Filed Under: Blog, By Heart, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories

The Power of Curiosity: “Can I Touch Your Hair?” by Irene Latham & Charles Waters

By Laura Lynn Brown 5 Comments

Author Laura Brown discusses how curiosity deepens friendship, using the children’s book “Can I Touch Your Hair: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship.”

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Poetry, Friendship Poems, Friendship Project, Patron Only, poetry

Children’s Book Club: ‘The Crossover’

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

Chicago skyline

Tis the season for basketball! Join us for a Children’s Book Club discussion of Kwame Alexander’s novel told through poems, ‘The Crossover.’

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, book reviews, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry

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