Welcome back to this week’s Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! It is time once again to explore the latest news, ideas, and poems from around the vibrant world of children’s poetry over the past week.
Children’s Poetry Summit
In a thoughtful piece titled Lucy Macnab: The Power of Wonder – Why Children’s Poetry Matters in a Changing Climate, author Lucy Macnab reflects on how wonder serves as an essential, grounding force for children processing big climate emotions. The post highlights National Poetry Day’s theme of Wonder, details a collaboration with Hot Poets using spoken word to bridge science and imagination, and offers free poems and classroom resources to support educators and young poets.
Danna Smith Book Blog
Poet Danna Smith brings lovely seasonal news in Little Golden Books Advent Calendar: Countdown to Christmas with 24 Winter Holiday Books. She shares her excitement that her picture book, The Colors of Winter, has been chosen for inclusion in a new Little Golden Books Advent Calendar collection containing twenty-four miniature holiday books.
David L. Harrison
Poet David L. Harrison shared a full week of reflections, starting with Big day for me, where he details the grand ribbon-cutting ceremony for the David Harrison Story Time Room at The Library Center in Springfield and a story time reading of a collaboration with Jane Yolen. He also shared humorous updates about a neighborhood cat in Thanks a lot (that’s sarcasm) and A patio night, while turning his thoughts toward welcoming students for the new school year in School is about to start. Concluding his week, he reminisced about a vivid story-teller from a 1951 trip in Bless the story tellers and shared the quiet magic of initiating a new collaborative poetry project in That feeling.
Imagine the Possibilities
Teacher and writer Rose Cappelli shares a prompt-driven writing practice in Poetry Friday: Inspired By Words. Inspired by a workshop by Georgia Heard, she takes five chosen words from a poem by Mary Oliver to craft an original short piece celebrating the approach of autumn.
Joshua Seigal
Poet Joshua Seigal treats readers to a charmingly silly original poem in Mara-Mara Capybara, featuring a stylish capybara enjoying carbonara in bed. In Joshua Seigal is Highly Commended in Poetry Wales Award 2026, he celebrates receiving a commendation for his poem and shares both early and final drafts to provide insight into his creative editing process.
Kate Williams
Poet Kate Williams offers useful advice for teachers encouraging young writers in Gap-fill Stepping Stones, demonstrating how playful fill-in-the-blank activities can help build confidence in hesitant poets. Additionally, in Writing Competition for Children, she highlights a fantastic opportunity for young performers, announcing her role on the judging panel for the Pen to Performance poetry competition.
Live Your Poem
Poet Irene Latham curates a delicate, flower-inspired post for Poetry Friday in Peony poem. Her piece connects the artwork of Berthe Morisot and classic literature by Mary Oliver and Pearl S. Buck with her own newly drafted poem, sharing thoughtful notes on her word choice choices.
Poetry Box
Poet Paula Green spent the week celebrating New Zealand Children’s Book Week on her blog, posting daily review clusters and hosting a review submission invitation for young readers up to Year 8. Her updates began with Poetry Box celebrates NZ Children’s Book Week 2026 and continued with daily themes including Poetry Box celebrates NZ Children’s Book with review clusters and an invitation for children: Monday – I Am Brilliant, Poetry Box celebrates NZ Children’s Book with review clusters and an invitation for children: Tuesday – Imaginations, Poetry Box celebrates NZ Children’s Book Week with review clusters and an invitation for children: Wednesday – Birds and Animals, Poetry Box celebrates NZ Children’s Book Week with review clusters and an invitation for children: Thursday – Places, and Poetry Box celebrates NZ Children’s Book Week with review clusters and an invitation for children: Friday – Story Telling. She also spotlighted local award winners, including Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan, in Poetry Box celebrates the winners of NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2026.
Reflections on the Teche
Educator and poet Margaret Simon shares a fun creative writing prompt using paint color cards and interactive exhibit inspiration in Poetry Friday: Paint Chip Poetry. In another reflective post, Slice of Life: Make Your Own Party, she writes about celebrating a major milestone birthday surrounded by supportive friends, food, and music.
Shaun Jex
And in Devil’s Club: A Poem from the Trail, poet Shaun Jex reflects on a forty-mile trek through Glacier National Park. He discusses his wildlife sightings and his learning surrounding the medicinal and spiritual uses of the Lingít plant Devil’s Club, presenting an original trail poem alongside Lingít language translations and artwork.
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