Well, hello there, fellow poetry lovers! It’s that time again for the Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup! Let’s take a look at what’s been buzzing in the world of children’s poetry this past week. Here’s a summary of the latest news and updates from our favorite poetry blogs, perfect for poets, teachers, and anyone who loves kids’ verse.
Children’s Poetry Summit
At the Children’s Poetry Summit, Shauna Darling Robertson shares a fun exercise for creating surrealist poetry in her post titled “Cuttle & Pasty – Getting Surreal with Collage”. This post guides readers through creating a surrealist poem using a weather forecast as a framework.
Danna Smith Book Blog
Danna Smith announced the publication of their new book “Born of Orange Blossoms”, a collection of seasonal poems available in both paperback and e-book formats.
David L. Harrison
This week, David L. Harrison provides updates on his writing. He mentions his weekly newspaper column in “Time for another column by me” and his contributions to “Poetry from Daily Life.” In “A new connection”, he shares an interesting story about a reader named after his pen name, “Kennon Graham,” and how it connected to his writing. Additionally, David announced that he has three poems in the Spring 2025 issue of the New Croton Review. He also includes a link to Marilyn Singer’s contribution to Poetry from Daily Life in “Marilyn Singer featured on Poetry from Daily Life”.
DreamBeast Poems
Over at DreamBeast Poems, Mark Bird, offers a couple of great resources. One post, titled “The Full Stop Day: New Year 6 Leavers Poem Lesson Resources”, gives lesson ideas for Year 6 students to write about the end of primary school. The other post is “To Boldly Go: A Things Kids Hate Poem About Imaginary Planets”, featuring a fun poem.
Imagine the Possibilities
This week, Rose Cappelli at Imagine the Possibilities shared a Poetry Friday post focusing on “Writing Small and the Power of Punctuation” and tankas.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal posted a fun poem called “Odd Job Man” along with a workshop idea. Additionally, he wrote a blog post called “I’ve fallen in love” about an AI chatbot.
Laura Purdie Salas
Laura Purdie Salas shared her experiences writing poems for an anthology, including “Rainbowfish” and “What Does the Rainbowfish Know About Love?”.
Live Your Poem
Irene Latham posted about the inspiration for the new poem titled “Picasso Speaks of Pigeons” at Live Your Poem.
My Juicy Little Universe
Heidi Mordhorst at My Juicy Little Universe has a post called “writing it from the ground up: climate friday @ mjlu” reflecting on the importance of climate action, featuring a collaboration with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.
Poetry Pop
At Poetry Pop, Danna Smith announced the release of her new book, “Born of Orange Blossoms: Poems for All Seasons”. She also created a wordplay poem in response to a challenge.
Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Matt Forrest Esenwine has a busy year ahead, as detailed in the post “Poetry Friday: ALA, NCTE, festivals – oh, my!”, and is offering discounts on school visits.
Reflections on the Teche
Margaret Simon’s blog, Reflections on the Teche, features three different Poetry Friday posts. The first, “Poetry Friday: The Meaning of your Name”, is an acrostic poem inspired by a prompt. The second, “This Photo Wants to be a Poem: Bleeding Hearts”, is about a blooming bleeding heart vine. The last is “Slice of Life: List of Last Times”, which is a poem about the end of the school year.
Salt City Verse
Janice Scully shares a poem at Salt City Verse, inspired by a beach walk and a mass stranding of Velella Velella in “Little Sails on the Beach”.
That’s all for this week, folks! Keep writing, keep reading, and keep sharing the joy of poetry with the world.
