23Apr

Father Goose

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.…
22Apr

I Hate Poetry

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…
21Apr

Poetry Tech

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…
20Apr

Betsy Franco

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…