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…
22Apr
21Apr
Today’s guest poet poster is Anastasia Suen.
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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…
20Apr
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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…
19Apr
Today's guest poetry poster is Rebecca Kai Dotlich, giving a very serious lesson, so pay extra attention.
1. Put yourself in a rhyme trance, focusing only on rhyme.
Hummmmm cat bat hat hmmmmmm sat fat rat hmmmmmm …. Get the point,…
18Apr
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17Apr
Thank you, Janet Wong, for being today's guest poetry poster, especially since I messed up the post originally! Now, finally, the correct post from Janet!
One year ago Sylvia Vardell and I launched our PoetryTagTime series of original poetry e-books. Why…
16Apr
Thank you, Ed DeCaria of Think Kid, Think! for being today's guest poetry poster!
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This past March, the kids' poetry world went completely mad. I'm here to confess: It was all my fault.
It started so…
15Apr
Writing and reading in rhymes: wtnh.com
Here are the books I took on WTNH today:
13Apr
Thank you, Laura Purdie Salas for being today's guest poetry poster!
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I love poetry! I’ve published more than 100 books, mostly nonfiction, but if I could build a career just out of poetry, I would! I love…
12Apr
Today's guest poetry poster is Sylvia Vardell, whose blog is Poetry for Children
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Test your Poetry IQ
Sylvia says since April is National Poetry Month it's the perfect time to test what you know about poetry!
No cheating by…
