It’s time again for this week’s Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! Here’s what’s been happening in the world of children’s poetry over the past week, from the wonderful world of kidlit blogs, for all you poetry lovers out there. Let’s see what the poets and teachers have been up to!
Children’s Poetry Summit
The Children’s Poetry Summit shared a post by Lorraine Mariner about the National Poetry Library’s summer staff picks. The post highlights recommended children’s poetry books, including There’s a Beach in My Pants!, Vegetable Glue, Goodnight, Starry Night, and Orange Pear Apple Bear, all of which are available to borrow.
David L. Harrison
David L. Harrison has had a busy week. He shared that his book, “A Tree is a Community”, was selected as a Best Book for 2024 in the STEM category by the Bank Street College of Education. He also announced that Kate Coombs will be contributing to Poetry from Daily Life. In his post, “Where’s your poem? Cat got your tongue?”, he encouraged readers to participate in his Word of the Month poetry challenge, using “tongues” as the inspiration. He also posted a poem entitled “The Man on the Wall,” and shared that Heidi Mordhorst was featured on Poetry from Daily Life.
DreamBeast Poems
Mark Bird at DreamBeast Poems has posted a blog featuring math poems and a teacher appreciation poem.
Live Your Poem
From Live Your Poem, Irene Latham’s post, “The Poetry of Bending Time” discusses a Picasso painting and the concept of time, including a poem titled “At the Station.”
Poetry Box
At Poetry Box, Paula Green has started a storm poem challenge for Term 3, inviting submissions by July 29th.
Poetry Roundabout
Liz Brownlee reviewed “Five Little Friends – a Collection of Finger Rhymes” by Sean Taylor at the Poetry Roundabout blog.
Reflections on the Teche
This week, Margaret Simon shared a few posts at Reflections on the Teche. She shared shared two tiny letters for “Poetry Friday”, a photo of a grandchild for “This Photo Wants to be a Poem”, and reflected on life’s cycles in “Slice of Life: Saints Marching In and Out.”
Shaun Jex
Shaun Jex‘s blog post, “Flush with Inspiration: The Poetry of the Loo,” challenges the idea that poems must be serious by highlighting poems about toilets, including his own work and poems by others.
The Poem Farm
And Amy Ludwig VanDerwater at The Poem Farm focused on the theme of finding messages in daily experiences in their post, “Look for Messages & Make Meaning,” sharing a poem and inviting participation in the Poetry Friday roundup.
That’s it for this week. See you next Saturday. In the meantime, keep on reading, writing, and rhyming!
