I "met" Greg Pincus, today's guest poetry poster, when I came across his Fib poems and loved them. After years, I finally actually met him last summer. In person. For real. Don't miss Greg's site! Nor his social media focused site…

I am so happy Douglas Florian could join us as a guest poetry poster! He is an amazing artist, and an hysterically funny poet. Just read on, and you'll see!   Writing poetry's not hard. Grow a poetree in your yard. Feed it rhythm. Feed…

Today's guest poetry poster (despite the title) is my talented friend April Pulley Sayre. When I got to the part about what her teacher did to her, I gasped. Here is what April sent me: I don’t think of myself as a…

Thank you, Michael J. Rosen, for being today's guest poetry poster! Here is an interview with Michael and here is the podcast I did with him. In "Running with Trains," two boys speak in alternating poems. By the end of the book…

The funny and fabulously talented Lisa Wheeler is today's guest poetry poster! Why not check out (and LIKE) Lisa's Facebook Page? Mother Goose was my very first introduction to poetry. Equally attracted to both the metered rhyme and colorful artwork, I…

Please welcome Charles Ghigna as today's guest poetry poster!     "I hate poetry." I've heard that a million times. I used to say it myself. As a teenager, I thought poetry was for sissies and grandmothers. I didn't want any part of it.…

Today's guest poetry poster is Laurel Snyder. It breaks my heart when I talk to a kid who says they “hate poetry” or that they “can’t read poetry.”  Especially if they think it’s “too hard.”  Poetry is the easiest thing in…

Today’s guest poet poster is Anastasia Suen. Follow Anastasia on Facebook. Follow her on Twitter. Anastasia at age 12: I wrote my first book when I was eleven. It was a picture book, and poetry wasn't far behind. I wrote poetry in junior high…

Betsy's site Betsy on Twitter   From Betsy:   Poetry's a portal I walk through, where I scratch scabs to find forgotten memories, where I tickle kids with tiny details, where I even wake up teens with no interest in writing, whatsoever. 'Cause poetry can do that. 'Cause poetry's a portal anyone can walk through.   I've used the poems in these…