Welcome back, everyone! Here’s the Children’s Poetry Blog Post Roundup for this week! Here’s a look at what’s been happening in the world of kids’ poetry over the past week.
Children’s Poetry Summit
This week, the Children’s Poetry Summit posted a review of Christina Rossetti’s 1893 collection of children’s poems, Sing-Song. The reviewer highlights the collection’s playfulness and exploration of themes like nature and family in the post titled Rachel Piercey: Sing-Song by Christina Rossetti.
Danna Smith Book Blog
Danna Smith announced the cover reveal for their Little Golden Book, I’M A DRONE: Fun Rhymes and STEM for Kids. This rhyming book explores the many ways drones help us and is perfect for children.
David L. Harrison
David L. Harrison shared several posts this week. One post, Goo foffing = yes!, describes an enjoyable break. Another post, Piggy Wiglet lives, shares a heartwarming story about the impact of the children’s book “Piggy Wiglet and the Great Adventure” and the librarian who loves it. Finally, he reflected on the Bucky Bowman Award he received in The Bucky Bowman Ozzie Award.
DreamBeast Poems
At DreamBeast Poems, Mark Bird published a football-themed poem titled Football Poem For Kids: Substitute Me. There’s a substitute in us all, designed to inspire children to embrace their inner potential.
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal offered a satirical take on the wealthy preparing for societal collapse in the post, Zuckerberg’s Building a Bunker.
Laura Purdie Salas
Laura Purdie Salas shared a Poetry Friday post with a review of Margaret Simon‘s Wood Duck Diary and a giveaway opportunity, featuring a poem from the book and linking to the Poetry Friday Roundup in Foggy Flirtation, by Margaret Simon.
Live Your Poem
Irene Latham wrote about her book tour experiences and a visit to a safari park, which inspired a Picasso-themed poem, as mentioned in Alabama Safari Park + bison poem.
Poetry Boost
The Poetry Boost blog, guest authored by Kate Hosford, posted about creative poetry exercises in “Poetry Without the Pencil” Guest Post by Author Kate Hosford.
Poetry Pop
Danna Smith’s Poetry Pop blog presented a fall-themed poem, titled Poet-Tree, which celebrates the beauty of autumn.
Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme
Matt Forrest Esenwine celebrated National Pasta Day and shared school visit news in Poetry Friday: National Pasta Day needs something cheesy.
Reflections on the Teche
Margaret Simon shared a Poetry Friday post reflecting on the loss of trees in her community, which inspired a poem, in Poetry Friday: For the Trees. She also wrote about a visit to Devil’s Pond in City Park in This Photo Wants to be a Poem: Counting Turtles.
Sarah Ziman
Sarah Ziman wrote about her literary festival experiences in Neath Port Talbot Children’s Book Festival and Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Shaun Jex
Shaun Jex’s focus this week was writing poems inspired by fairy tales and folklore in the post titled Once Upon a Time: Fairytales, Folklore, and Poetry.
The Poem Farm
And Amy Ludwig VanDerwater wrote about the process of writing in Work…and Trust the Mystery Too.
That’s it for this week. Check back next Saturday for more children’s poetry blog goodness. And, in the meantime, keep on reading, writing, and having fun!
