Poetry Month

For thousands of years, people have been writing poetry. But what is poetry? Award-winning wordsmith Michael Rosen has spent decades thinking about that question, and in this helpful guide he shares his insights with humor, knowledge, and appreciation - appreciation for poetry and appreciation for twenty-first-century children embarking on their own poetic journeys. Young readers are invited to join him on a welcoming exploration of the British poetic...

"Nolan thinks he doesn't like poetry. Then Nina shows Nolan how nonsense poems can be fun. Nonsense poems match up crazy things. They can twist your tongue or make you snort with silliness. What silly nonsense poems will Nina and Nolan build?"--(p.4) of cover.

"Henry and Hala are on a camping trip with their families. Being in nature makes them want to write haiku. Haiku poems only have three lines. The first and last lines have five syllables each. The middle line has seven syllables. Henry and Hala have great ideas. Will they find the right words to build their haiku poems?"--(p.4) of cover.

"Sophie and Sadie are learning about sonnets in their after-school group. Sonnets have 14 lines. Each line has 10 syllables. There are rules about rhyming, too. Can Sophie and Sadie use the rules to build their own sonnet?"--(p.4) of cover.

This wide-ranging journey through the history and highlights of the world's poetry covers everything from epics and odes to nonsense verse and haikus, and includes a full-length CD! Hey there! I'm Professor Driscoll, and I'll be your guide as we explore the wonderful world of poetry, a fun and exciting place where anything can happen through the magic power of words. Get ready to visit imaginary lands filled with fascinating creatures like "Jabberwocks",...

This book will show you how to create your own haiku, and will help you to think up memorable words and images, and write the three short lines that make a great haiku.

Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors' hearts sing and their minds wonder. Stunning mixed-media images by Ekua Holmes, winner of a Caldecott Honor and a John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award, complete the celebration and invite the reader to listen, wonder,...

An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned nineteenth-century poet.

"Kids will discover the poetry of Robert Frost in this installment in the Poetry for Kids series. Professor, poet, novelist, and Frost biographer Jay Parini has carefully chosen 35 poems of interest to children and their families, including "Mending Wall," "Birches," "The Road Not Taken," "Fire and Ice," "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," and many more of Frost's favorite and most accessible works"--

A biography of the famous American poet, detailing the events of his frequently unhappy life, his love for his wife and children, and the way all of this was woven into his poetry.