Welcome, poetry lovers and teachers! It is time once again for this week’s Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup, summarizing the latest news, creative lessons, and inspiring ideas from around the world of children’s poetry over the past week.
Carole Boston Weatherford
Young People’s Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford reflects on community reading initiatives in The Power of One: One School, One Book, One Author, One Poem. In her post, she explores how shared reading projects bring communities together, offering ideas for schoolwide programs and inviting readers to share their own experiences with common reading choices.
Children’s Poetry Summit
The Children’s Poetry Summit highlights a remarkable achievement in Andrea Reece and Marian Switonski: Carterhatch and the CLiPPA. The post celebrates an eleven-year-old student from Carterhatch Junior School who won this year’s award after reciting John Agard‘s poem, featuring reflections from Assistant Headteacher Marian Switonski on how school poetry shadowing fosters confidence and teamwork.
Danna Smith Book Blog
Author Danna Smith considers the special value of backlist books in Dusting Off a Favorite: Why It’s Time to Revisit Born of Orange Blossoms. She reminds us that while new releases capture plenty of attention, returning to beloved older titles can offer a deeply meaningful reading experience.
David L. Harrison
Poet David L. Harrison shares a busy week of creative updates, opening with Let the rumpus begin to detail Route 66 centennial celebrations alongside John Goodman. He highlights a new local anthology led by former mayor Bob Stephens in Bards of Moon City, Volume 4, introduces decodable phonics poems recorded with Mary Jo Fresch in My samples arrived, and celebrates a new Brazilian edition passed along by Aliza Li in Portuguese translation. Wrapping up his week, he announces an article accepted for publication in No book talk today and balances everyday tasks with new writing plans in A day for errands.
Joshua Seigal
Poet Joshua Seigal offers thoughtful, candid reflections on personal challenges in LIVING WITH ANXIETY, exploring how intrusive worries affect daily life and creativity. In another post, I wrote a poem about love, he shares a moving piece about how shared connection and love ground us during times of overwhelming stress.
Kate Williams
Poet Kate Williams provides wonderful resources for educators and families, beginning with Enjoy Squeak?, where she encourages reader reviews for her poetry book. She presents creative ocean verse in Summer Sea Poem, shows how putting poems to music builds young readers’ confidence in 🎵Sing a Poem!, and recounts an interactive library session in Rhythm & Rhyme Session.
Live Your Poem
Author Irene Latham directs readers to a Poetry Friday gathering hosted by Ruth in Once Upon a Smelly Pup poem. Her post highlights an upcoming workshop with Georgia Heard, artwork by Berthe Morisot, and a playful original poem inspired by her own dog.
Liz Garton Scanlon
Poet Liz Garton Scanlon updates her readers in Poetry Project — July 2026, sharing a draft pantoum crafted from prompts by Pádraig Ó Tuama. She invites fellow writers to participate in upcoming monthly poetry projects alongside poets Tanita Davis, Mary Lee, Laura, and Tricia.
Poetry Box
Editor Paula Green celebrates student creativity at Poetry Box, showcasing a imaginative culinary poem by twelve-year-old Jessie and a book review of work by Lily Uivel in Poetry Box celebrates Lily Uivel’s Big Bang Bread with Jessie’s (age 12) yum seafood pasta cook and poem. She also presents a vibrant showcase of student winter verses in Poetry Box: July challenge – some favourite winter poems.
Reflections on the Teche
Educator and poet Margaret Simon shares a week of inspiring posts, opening with a heartwarming recap of an in-person gathering with Inklings poets Catherine Flynn, Linda Mitchell, Molly Hogan, Mary Lee Hahn, and Heidi Mordhorst in Slice of Life: Inklings Retreat, along with a visit to a retreat with Laura Shovan. She reflects on mindfulness in Spiritual Journey First Thursday: Hanging onto Authenticity and presents a map collage poem inspired by Naomi Shihab Nye in Poetry Friday: Map Collage Poem, linked to a roundup hosted by Ruth.
Shaun Jex
Writer Shaun Jex shares useful classroom resources, exploring how proverbs can inspire original poetry alongside examples by John Agard and Shel Silverstein in That’s What Momma Says: Poems and Proverbs. In The Chupacabra: Learning Alliteration, he provides a complete lesson plan and downloadable guide to help students explore sound devices in verse.
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