Welcome to another episode of the Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! Let’s see what’s been happening in the wonderful world of children’s poetry this past week.
Attie Lime
Attie Lime recently wrote about To Teach or Not to Teach, detailing their school visits and how they aim to encourage students to have fun with words and use their imaginations, rather than “teach” poetry.
Children’s Poetry Summit
The Children’s Poetry Summit published a post on writing rhyming picture books, offering advice from John Dougherty on the challenges and considerations involved. He emphasizes the importance of strong verse and using your strengths as a poet to craft a story that flows and appeals to readers.
David L. Harrison
David L. Harrison has been quite busy this week! He posted an Update on Poetry from Daily Life Free Video Library, celebrating the project’s success and upcoming additions. He also shared news about a rare performance by Rapper Dave and is promoting an upcoming Sundog Books signing this Friday. He also enjoyed a visit from friends, as described in Our Cups (and glasses) ranneth over.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal shared a delightful poem called A Gift, about a cat’s new, cozy house.
Laura Purdie Salas
Laura Purdie Salas shared a blog post titled Can’t Get Away, a Contest, a Winner, and Reviews, which includes news about book giveaways, reviews, and a poem about chronic pain.
Live Your Poem
Irene Latham posted a Poetry Friday entry at Live Your Poem featuring a new trinet poem called “A Dream of Rabbits,” inspired by a Picasso drawing.
Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
At Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme, Matt Forrest Esenwine detailed a poetry workshop where students collaboratively created a poem inspired by a fidget cube.
Reflections on the Teche
Margaret Simon at Reflections on the Teche invites readers to share their nature-inspired writing as part of the National Writing Project’s Write Out program, prompted by the transformation of giant swallowtail caterpillars.
Salt City Verse
Patricia Franz hosted a Poetry Friday entry at Salt City Verse, sharing a poem about San Francisco and Coit Tower.
Shaun Jex
And Shaun Jex has a spooky post up! Check out Poems from the October Country: Haunted Verses where he invites readers to write ghost stories in poetry form.
That’s it for this week. Be sure to check back next week for another poetic roundup. In the meantime, keep on reading and writing poems!
