It’s time again for this week’s Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! I hope you’re having a wonderful week filled with poetic moments. Here are all the latest news and updates from the vibrant world of children’s poetry for the past week, bringing you insights, new poems, and exciting announcements from some of our favorite poets and poetry enthusiasts.
Children’s Poetry Summit
The Children’s Poetry Summit featured a moving post titled Pie Corbett: Writing with Jonathan. This entry describes a deeply collaborative online poetry writing partnership between Pie Corbett and a poet friend. It delves into various creative exercises they undertook together, from haiku and renga to surreal imagery, culminating in a poignant account of the friend’s passing and his inspiring perspective on life and death.
David L. Harrison
David L. Harrison shared several updates and reflections this week. In Need to update my website, he discussed the ongoing process of updating his website to accurately reflect his current status, including acknowledging reduced school visits. He then took readers on a sentimental journey through his office in My talismans, reflecting on cherished objects that evoke memories and inspiration. Another post, Learning from the pros, recounted his formative experiences working at his father’s concrete block company and the valuable life lessons learned. He also announced two exciting new books: New book now has pub date revealed that The Phonics Handbook Poetry Collection, featuring 101 decodable poems co-authored with Mary Jo Fresch, will be released on August 12. And in A new book coming in September, he shared the upcoming release of the picture book Pumpkin on a Vine, detailing its origins from a classroom exercise. Finally, My Poem of the Month for January honored a friend named Cory Corrado, whose middle name inspired his January word choice.
DreamBeast Poems
Mark Bird at DreamBeast Poems, thoughtful post offered solace for young readers. Pet Loss Poem. Pet Bereavement Poem. Tanka Poem For Students provides a tanka poem specifically crafted to bring comfort to students experiencing the grief of pet loss.
Imagine the Possibilities
At Imagine the Possibilities, Rose Cappelli shared a touching Poetry Friday entry, Poetry Friday: Attic Treasure. This post included a remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and featured a poem about a cherished childhood doll, exploring the deep connection between the doll’s perceived emotions and the owner’s feelings.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal brought us a new poem and a student highlight this week. His poem “Got My Number” humorously describes the internal process of counting, emphasizing that the effort in thinking and trying is what truly matters. He also had the honor of publishing a wonderful poem titled Lovely poem on ‘Courage’ by Valentino, Year 5, shared by a teacher, which explores courage not as the absence of fear, but as trying despite it and asking for help.
Kate Williams
Kate Williams was busy with several poetry-related posts. She featured video presentations of two humorous poems from her book Squeak! Squawk! Roar! in Elephantine Problem, playfully contrasting elephants and giraffes. In Why Poems?, Kate explained how her personal reading difficulties inspired her to create short, accessible poems perfect for new and reluctant readers. She also shared details about her engaging Poetry Workshops 2026! for primary school children, covering themes like dragons and space, available both in-person and online. To round out the week, she presented a new video-poem, “Chimpantease,” a lighthearted rhyme about a mischievous chimp.
Live Your Poem
On Live Your Poem, Irene Latham treated readers to an insightful interview. The post The Dream Builder’s Blueprint by Alice Faye Duncan featured a conversation with Alice Faye Duncan about her new book, The Dream Builder’s Blueprint: Dr. King’s Message to Young People, an erasure poem inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.‘s speeches. The post also included her thoughts on found poetry.
My Juicy Little Universe
Over at My Juicy Little Universe, a post this week by Heidi Mordhorst tackled a mix of challenging and hopeful news regarding climate change. Despite reports of climate agreement withdrawals and rising carbon pollution, she highlighted positive developments such as a significant increase in global electric vehicle sales and recent legal victories in environmental protection, concluding with a poignant poem reflecting on the struggle for environmental action.
Poetry Pop
Danna Smith’s Poetry Pop blog kicked off the new year by inspiring creativity. Her post Winter Poetry Prompts to Ignite Your Creativity offered two wintry photo prompts, perfect for sparking new poems as we settle into the colder months.
Poetry for Children
The Poetry for Children blog shared an important update for book lovers. In Sneak Peek list of Poetry for Young People 2026, Sylvia Vardell presented a list of upcoming poetry books and novels in verse for young people, noting that this will be her final list after 20 years of dedicated blogging, and encouraging others to continue the wonderful tradition.
Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Mark Forrest Esenwine marked a significant occasion with its Poetry Friday post. Poetry Friday: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Gwendolyn Brooks featured Gwendolyn Brooks‘ powerful poem written in response to Martin Luther King Jr.‘s assassination in 1968, offering a moment of reflection and remembrance.
Reflections on the Teche
Finally, Margaret Simon offered a creative spark for Poetry Friday. Her post, Poetry Friday: Sunrise Impression, shared a personal writing prompt inspired by a lesson from “Teach This Poem,” using Maureen McLane‘s “Ok, Let’s Go” and Claude Monet‘s “Impression, Sunrise” as models. This inspiration led to the author’s own poem, “Dawn School,” reflecting on the quiet beauty of a bayou sunrise.
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