Children
Begin in delight, end in wisdom.
Children's Poems
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poemBy Mosab Abu Tohaimy grandfather used to count the days for return with his fingershe then used stones to countnot enoughhe used the clouds birds peopleabsence turned out to be too longthirty six years until he diedfor us now it is over seventy...
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poemBy Chen ChenYou are the ice cream sandwich connoisseur of your generation.Blessed are your floral shorteralls, your deeply pink fanny pack with travel-size lint roller just in case.Level of splendiferous in your outfit: 200.Types of invisible pain stemming from adolescent disasters in...
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poemBy Eileen SpinelliFifty-nine days to go.I can't find my purple beach towel.I can't even get to my closetwithout walking acrossa sea of dirty socks.Mom pokes her head into my doorway,says:“Time to clean your room, Sophie.”And I have to admitshe's right.And it's not...
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Learning Activities
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Learning PromptBy Stefania Gomez April 13, 2020
For this activity, you will need a friend or an adult, some paper and a pencil. Out loud, with help if you...
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VideoFrom Poetry Explorers
Today we’ll learn how to make a kaleidoscope and think about how a kaleidoscope might be like a poem.
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Browse essays, monthly book picks, and other content by the Young People’s Poet Laureate, Naomi Shihab Nye.
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Book PickPicked By Naomi Shihab Nye May 2022
The illustrations in this poetry anthology are so gorgeous, you’ll want to paper your rooms with them. Though the title implies the...
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VideoFrom A Child's Garden of PoetryPoem by Claude McKay. Read by Ziggy Marley.
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VideoFrom Poem Videos
Created in partnership with Motionpoems, this animated film explores Rhina P. Espaillat’s meditative poem on the cycle of life and the beauty and wisdom that accompany aging.
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VideoFrom Poetry Events
A reading and Q&A for young people with Nikki Grimes.
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