Welcome, fellow poetry lovers! It is time once again for this week’s Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup, where we gather the latest news, updates, creative exercises, and delightful verses shared across the world of children’s poetry from the past week.
Children’s Poetry Summit
In a thoughtful exploration, guest writer Barbara Bleiman considers what makes a poem succeed for younger readers in Barbara Bleiman: What Makes a Good Poem – Writing For Children or Grown-ups? By testing her work with both adult readers and a seven-year-old listener, she reflects on the subtle art of selecting anthology pieces and reminds us that inspiring and delighting child readers remains the true heart of our craft.
David L. Harrison
It has been a productive week for David L. Harrison, starting with literary announcements in In New Croton Review, which highlights contributions from William Trowbridge and Lola Haskins. David L. Harrison also shares autumn reflections in Gusting into Fall, details progress on a major educational publishing project with Laura Robb in Where the time goes, and offers warm reflections on family and gratitude in Time for those poems. Additionally, he provides a look into his reading preparation routine in Practice makes perfect, celebrates the graduation of South African literacy educators alongside Sam Bommarito, Tim Rasinski, and Mary Jo Frech in Latest from Limpopo, South Africa, and officially invites poets of all ages to participate in the November prompt in Word of the Month Poetry Challenge is back!.
Imagine the Possibilities
In Poetry Friday: Stepping Out of My Comfort Zone, Rose Cappelli reflects on attending Poetry Palooza alongside fellow writers Georgia Heard, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Irene Latham, and Charles Waters. Inspired by newsletter prompts and comic art by Grant Snider, she crafts a piece celebrating autumn comforts while pointing readers toward the weekly roundup curated by Joyce.
Joshua Seigal
Poet Joshua Seigal has posted three distinct works this past week. In Headphones, he explores using music as a quiet personal retreat during overwhelming moments, while Finding My Place takes a witty look at the spontaneous nature of writing. Finally, Not For Me offers a thoughtful perspective on observing holiday traditions from a different cultural background.
Live Your Poem
Over at Live Your Poem, Irene Latham gathers a refreshing selection of aquatic verse and community updates in Just Another River Poem. Her post highlights several river-inspired works, notes the historical artwork of Julie Hart Beers, shares updates from a mountain poetry workshop, and invites book recommendations from readers.
My Juicy Little Universe
In flying blind, Heidi Mordhorst takes on a creative challenge by practicing automatic writing. Her timed exercise yields a raw text block that she transforms into a poem blending seasonal imagery, references to Langston Hughes, Shakespearean allusions, and current political reflections, offering an insightful peek into her creative process.
Poet’s Garage
The Poets’ Garage, an online critique group for professional children’s poets, is now accepting applications for membership. Members critique each others’ work and discuss publishing opportunities and notes about the craft. Group members specialize in short humorous verse or rhyming picture books. Most are already professionally published children’s poets or have gone on to become published. There is no fee to join the group, but applicants must be officially accepted. If you are interested, use the contact form on the website.
Poetry Box
Paula Green brings a wide variety of updates to Poetry Box this week. She features a conversational interview with Rachel Haydon and illustrator Pippa Keel Situ in Poetry Box picture book conversations: Rachel Haydon and Pippa Keel Situ, and opens submissions for the Poetry Box November challenge: Joy poems. She also shares playful feline alphabet rhymes in Poetry Box Tuesday Poem: BB – Bobcat and Yy – York Chocolate Cat by Jo van Dam featuring librarian and author Jo van Dam, and celebrates student poems inspired by David Elliot and Fiona Farrell in Poetry Box October challenge: some favourite ONCE UPON A TIME poems, highlighting work by young writers Xinrui, Coco, and Senadi.
Reflections on the Teche
Margaret Simon explores creative inspiration in Poetry Friday: Spirit Writing, sharing blind writing techniques, guiding intentions for the year, and honoring fellow poet Darrell Bourque alongside roundup host Joyce Uglow. In Slice of Life: Bird Whimsy, she describes participating in the Louisiana Book Festival with author Lindsay Cordero, complete with bird costumes, children’s crafts, art journaling, and reflections inspired by Jill Badonsky.
Shaun Jex
Marking the spooky season, Shaun Jex presents a ghost-filled rhyme titled A Very Haunted House. The festive post invites readers to enjoy a quick Halloween read and consider trying their own hand at writing spooky poetry.
Steam Powered Poetry
And Heidi B. Roemer has posted three new STEAM-focused educational videos designed for young learners. Her latest video releases include Student Video: Farmer’s Market to introduce children to local produce, Student Video: Mew for Milk to teach liquid measurement through playful cat math, and Student Video: Fashionable Fiona to explore fabrics, measurement, and fashion design.
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