Welcome back for this week’s Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! That means I’ve been sifting through the web, checking out the latest happenings in the world of children’s poetry, and now I’m bringing you the scoop. Grab your pencils and let’s see what’s been going on!
Children’s Poetry Summit
This week, the Children’s Poetry Summit highlighted Natasha Ryan’s post about “Steph’s Poetry Space,” a project by the Poetry Society focused on poetry and wellbeing for Year 8 students.
Danna Smith Book Blog
Danna Smith Book Blog shared a post about celebrating books that embrace diversity, emphasizing their importance in children’s literature.
David L. Harrison
Here’s what’s going on over at David L. Harrison’s blog. He announced that he and Jane Yolen are working on a picture book of poems, and that they anticipate it will be released in 2027, which he mentions in the post titled “Jane and I have a new one signed”. He also highlighted Eric Ode’s return to “Poetry from Daily Life”. Additionally, he has a book signing coming up at Sundog Books in Seaside, Florida. Sadly, he reflected on the passing of Paul Hagerty, and revealed the new Word of the Month challenge. Furthermore, he offered some thoughts on the recent weather events with “Much to think about” and shared that Alan Katz has returned to Poetry from Daily Life.
Imagine the Possibilities
Rose Cappelli at the Imagine the Possibilities blog reviewed “Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History!” by Rachel C. Katz and Sophie Bass.
Jackie Hosking
Jackie Hosking announced the upcoming release of “A Rabbit’s Tale” and shared details about the book launch.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal’s blog featured several new poems this week, including “Infectious” and “The man who is desperate for a son”. He also shared poems from Mr. Buchanan in “Lovely poems by Mr Buchanan, Storrington Primary School”, and announced the new location of a poem about “Foxes”.
Laura Purdie Salas
Laura Purdie Salas shared some poems for Poetry Friday, including “Lady Liberty” and “Lunch in a Refugee Reception Centre.”
Live Your Poem
At Live Your Poem, Irene Latham shared a “Summer Triptych” poem inspired by Picasso.
Michelle Schaub Writes
Michelle Schaub is having a story time at The Gardens at Spring Creek.
Miss Rumphius Effect
Miss Rumphius Effect has written a protest poem in the triolet form for Poetry Friday.
Poetry Box
Poetry Box’s Paula Green reviewed Ruth Paul’s book, “Anahera: The Mighty Kiwi Māmā.”
Poetry Pop
On Poetry Pop, Danna Smith shared a poem for the Fourth of July, titled “Honoring Freedom”.
Reflections on the Teche
This week, Margaret Simon at Reflections on the Teche shared a “letter to the wind”, inspired by a newsletter prompt, and a “slice of life” about a summer walk in New Orleans.
Shaun Jex
And finally, Shaun Jex shared a blog post titled “Jurassic Poems: Becoming a Rhyme-a-saurus Rex”, offering dinosaur-themed poetry prompts and poems.
That’s all for this week, folks! Keep writing, keep reading, and keep those poems coming!
