Here’s the Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup for this week! Let’s see what’s been going on in the world of kids’ poetry this past week!
Children’s Poetry Summit
This week, the Gaby Morgan: Looking Up at the Skies blog post celebrates the Royal Observatory’s anniversary with an anthology of poems inspired by space and time, featuring verses designed to engage readers with both science and creativity.
David L. Harrison
David L. Harrison had a busy week! He announced that Ellen Hopkins is returning to Poetry from Daily Life, and he shared a post where he hopes readers will interpret a photograph and create their own narrative in “Sometimes it’s better not to ask.” He also noted that it’s the “Last chance for the workshop,” and that it was the “First day of school” where he greeted students at David Harrison Elementary School. David also shared an amusing story about a “Wild animal loose in the house” and the appearance of a butterfly. Scot Young is back today on Poetry from Daily Life with his second column, and lastly, David also reminded us about his workshop in “My workshop on writing books for children coming up on August 23.”
DreamBeast Poems
“That’s My Son!” A Rugby Poem for Kids & Funny Mother Poem is Mark Bird’s blog post on DreamBeast Poems that features a heartwarming rugby poem for kids and a humorous poem from a mother’s perspective.
Imagine the Possibilities
For this week’s Poetry Friday, Rose Cappelli shares “Poetry Friday: Lone Survivor” with a poem about a garden visitor and a black-eyed Susan, and includes a tanka from the author.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal offered a novel idea in his blog post, “Another Idea.” He also shared several other ideas in “Neanderthal.” Lastly, Joshua shared a relatable story about dealing with anxiety in his blog post, “Cat Food.”
Live Your Poem
In “Something Like Loyalty poem,” Irene Latham shares the author’s Alabama Master Naturalist certificate, facts about Alabama’s biodiversity, and a poem about loyalty.
Poetry Box
Paula Green’s Poetry Box shared a recent Zoom session with Haumoana School and is planning another one, along with reminding everyone of the Margaret Mahy imagination poem challenge in “Poetry Box School Zoom Gift.”
Poetry Pop
At Poetry Pop, Danna Smith describes her enjoyment of making bath bombs, including making bath bombs for personal use and as gifts in “Explore My Bath Bomb Recipe and Poem About Relaxation.”
Poetry Roundabout
On Liz Brownlee’s Poetry Roundabout, Slavka Liskova performs Susan Richardson’s Snow Geese Solstice is a blog post that features a film from 2015 featuring a poem by Susan Richardson.
Reflections on the Teche
For Poetry Friday, Margaret Simon’s post “Poetry Friday: Ignore Your Feelings” explores her experience of retirement, while “This Photo Wants to be a Poem: Water Strider” features a photograph of a water strider and invites readers to write their own poems. Additionally, “Slice of Life: Reason That I Am” reflects on the author’s mother’s life and funeral, highlighting family, faith, and music.
Shaun Jex
And in Making Connections and Mixing Languages in Poetry, Shaun Jex discusses the use of multilingual poetry to connect with different cultures and enrich writing.
That’s it for this week. See you next week for another Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup!
