Hi, everyone! It’s time again for the Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! Here’s what’s been happening in the world of children’s poetry this past week, as shared by the wonderful bloggers out there:
Children’s Poetry Summit
Brian Moses from the Children’s Poetry Summit shares a great idea for getting kids and adults alike excited about poetry. His post, “Brian Moses: Family Writing Evenings”, talks about the family writing evenings he hosted at schools. These evenings included readings, writing prompts, and shared writing experiences, all aimed at helping families discover and enjoy poetry together.
Danna Smith Book Blog
Danna Smith has several exciting updates this week. She’s thrilled to announce her new picture book, “Introducing ‘Zenguin’: A Mindfulness Picture Book for Kids”. She has also reviewed three picture books by Linda Joy Singleton, focusing on titles like “Crane & Crane” and “Sun”, highlighting Singleton’s storytelling. In another post, Danna shares “Six Tips to Make Reading a Daily Habit”, offering strategies for fostering a love of reading in children. And in a heartwarming reflection, she muses on “Grandbabies, Books, and the Beautiful Balancing Act!”.
David L. Harrison
David L. Harrison had a busy week! He’s featured in the Spring edition of OzarksWatch Magazine, as noted in “Article about me in Ozarks Watch Magazine”. He also welcomed Heidi Mordhorst back, as seen in “Heidi Mordhorst is returning to Poetry from Daily Life”, as well as the poem “My Word of the Month poem for July is…”. He was also signing books, as announced in “Book signing today”. He also shared “Learning poetry from the William Tell Overture”.
DreamBeast Poems
At DreamBeast Poems, Mark Bird has shared “Bereavement Poems for Children. Memorial Poems of Reflection & Empathy”, a post dedicated to providing comforting poems for children dealing with grief.
Imagine the Possibilities
Rose Cappelli at Imagine the Possibilities shared a Poetry Friday post called “Poetry Friday: Bluebird Fledglings”, including a poem inspired by bluebird chicks.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal delighted with two humorous poems, including “Ouch!” and “Bucket”.
Live Your Poem
On the Live Your Poem blog, Irene Latham shared “Old Man Fog poem”, a Poetry Friday post inspired by the author’s interests.
My Juicy Little Universe
Heidi Mordhorst at My Juicy Little Universe has discussed David L. Harrison’s “Poetry from Daily Life” project in her article, ‘”poetry from daily life”: a treasure trove of goodness.’
Poetry Box
Over at Poetry Box, Paula Green is keeping things interesting! She has announced a competition in “Poetry Box noticebaord: Big Things Little Things competition for Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day”, and reviewed two picture books, “Because You Are You” by Mark Sommerset and “Pūkeko Who-keko?” by Toby Morris.
Poetry Pop
Danna Smith’s Poetry Pop blog introduced a new poetry book in “poetry Pop shop: Unlock Your Poetry Potential with This Guided Journal”.
Poetry Roundabout
Liz Brownlee shared about here “Radio Bristol Interview!” at Poetry Roundabout.
Shaun Jex
Shaun Jex invites readers to celebrate Hamster-Mania in his post, “Hamster-Mania: Like Beatle Mania…but with Hamsters and Poetry…”.
Steam Powered Poetry
Steam Powered Poetry’s Heidi Bee Roemer showcased a student video by Valerie Torres of a Kenn Nesbitt poem in “Student Video: My New Remote”.
The Poem Farm
And Amy Ludwig Van DerWater at The Poem Farm shared a post about finding joy in the everyday, in “Watch for Small Surprises”.
That’s all the news for this week, folks! Keep writing, keep reading, and keep sharing your love of children’s poetry!
