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…

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,…

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…

Thank you, Ed DeCaria of Think Kid, Think!  for being today's guest poetry poster! Find TKT on Facebook Follow Ed on Twitter This past March, the kids' poetry world went completely mad. I'm here to confess: It was all my fault. It started so…