It’s time again for this week’s Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! For those of us who love reading, writing, and teaching poetry to young people, there’s always something new and inspiring happening. Here’s a look at the news and updates from the wonderful world of children’s poetry for the past week.
Carole Boston Weatherford
This week, Carole Boston Weatherford shared some lovely Gift Ideas: A book is a garden carried in a pocket. In her post, she reflected on how books have shaped her life and offered a thoughtful collection of book recommendations perfect for the gift-giving season.
Children’s Poetry Summit
The Children’s Poetry Summit brought us some festive cheer with Christmas Poems 2025 Part One. This collection features wonderful Christmas and winter poems from various talented children’s poets, exploring the magic of snow, the holiday spirit, and nature’s beauty in winter.
David L. Harrison
David L. Harrison had a busy week with several engaging updates. He announced Revamping the Young Poets W.O.M. Poems page for his Word of the Month Poetry Challenge, making it easier for adults to share young people’s poetry and encourage submissions. The Poetry from Daily Life Free Video Library was updated with eight new voices, including Constance Levy, whose work is featured in a reading of her newspaper column, as shared in Constance Levy added to Poetry from Daily Life Free Video Library. He also shared his own creative exploration with My Word of the Month Poetry Challenge word for December is…, featuring a poem titled “When I Could Fly,” inspired by the word “time.” Looking ahead, David posted about two exciting events: Why you should be here on May 5, which will be a show called “David Harrison and Friends Celebrate Route 66 and the Arts,” and a Writing workshop set for May at the Ozark Writers League Spring Conference, offering insights into writing for children.
DreamBeast Poems
At DreamBeast Poems, Mark Bird offered a lovely resource for young readers with a Grandmother Poem. Metaphor and Figurative Language Poem for Kids. This post provides a gentle and educational poem that helps children explore poetic devices like metaphor through a relatable theme.
Imagine the Possibilities
For Poetry Friday, Rose Cappelli shared Poetry Friday: Goodnight and Good Morning, featuring two poems inspired by the arrival of winter and observations of the night and morning sky.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal had some thought-provoking posts this week. In an angry teacher takes me to task, he playfully responded to a teacher’s criticism of his poetry teaching approach with a poem about a student’s struggle to write under strict rules. He also shared a fun ADVENTURE POEMS! Poetry Workshop Idea for Younger Children (EYFS/KS1) that uses exciting verbs and repetition to create engaging adventure narratives.
Kate Williams
Kate Williams celebrated some wonderful news with her post, ‘Squeak’ Review in Focus. She highlighted the fantastic reviews for her vibrant collection, Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Amazing Animal Poems, which reviewers praised for its delightful read-aloud quality and vivid descriptions of animal life.
Laura Purdie Salas
Laura Purdie Salas reached out to the community with a Poetry Proposal for NCTE 2026?, inviting collaboration for the upcoming conference, possibly drawing from her new picture book poetry collection focusing on the writing process or disabilities.
Live Your Poem
Irene Latham at Live Your Poem offered a reflective post titled 2025 One Little Word: SISU Review. She shared how her “One Little Word” for the year, “sisu,” influenced her life and included a new poem inspired by Pablo Picasso’s perspective on the world.
Poetry Pop
Danna Smith at Poetry Pop introduced a creative challenge with Write Your Own Word Play Poem Challenge. This post features a new “Word Wandering” poem, a form of word play poetry inspired by Nikki Grimes, which was spontaneously created during a restorative vacation.
Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
On Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme, Matt Forrest Esenwine celebrated some big news for Poetry Friday: Poetry Friday: NCTE award recipient Charles R. Smith, Jr. The post highlights Charles R. Smith, Jr. receiving the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children for his book Black Diamond Kings, and also mentions Matt’s own book, A Universe of Rainbows, being named an NCTE Notable Poetry Book.
Reflections on the Teche
Reflections on the Teche offered a trio of interesting posts. For Poetry Friday, Margaret Simon’s poem Winter Hope was featured, using the image of a great white egret to bring wonder amidst the rain. Another post, This Photo Wants to be a Poem: Nature Calls, used a mural photo as inspiration, encouraging writers to experiment with metaphor through a poem about a barred owl’s call. Additionally, Margaret shared about a visit from author Allan Wolf in Slice of Life: Allan Wolf is Back!, discussing his research into a 1980 disaster on Jefferson Island.
Shaun Jex
Shaun Jex welcomed the colder weather with Poems From a Winter Wonderland. This post describes the arrival of winter and prompts readers to write about their favorite winter activities, including examples of winter-themed poems and paintings by Grandma Moses.
The Poem Farm
And over at The Poem Farm, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater discussed the joy of making things and the importance of embracing mistakes in the creative process in her post, Write About a Process & a Peek. She highlighted a young writer named Kensley and the therapeutic power of writing, wishing readers warmth through words.
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