Poetry for Children

           About finding and sharing poetry with young people

Thursday, May 01, 2025

GUEST POST: Chris Baron on SPARK

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I'm so pleased to welcome Chris Baron to the blog today with his guest post on his forthcoming novel in verse, Spark. This powerful no...
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Thursday, April 24, 2025

Guest Post: Lee Wardlaw on MY BOOK OF FIRSTS

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I invited Lee Wardlaw to give us a sneak peek into her new poetry book, My Book of Firsts: Poems Celebrating a Baby's Milestones illustr...
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Monday, April 07, 2025

Blog Tour: Nikki Grimes and A CUP OF QUIET

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Photo credit: Marchel Hill   I'm so happy to welcome Nikki Grimes to the blog today. I've been a huge fan of hers for YEARS. She...
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Friday, March 21, 2025

Let's get KOOKY!

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Just in time for National Poetry Month , Janet and I are so excited to announce a new book for kids:  MY Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts...
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Monday, February 17, 2025

Guest Post: Joan Bransfield Graham and AWESOME EARTH

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I'm so happy to share this space with poet Joan Bransfield Graham as she debuts her new poetry collection, AWESOME EARTH: Concrete Poem...
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Sylvia Vardell
Sylvia Vardell is Professor Emerita and author of the textbook, CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN ACTION, as well as POETRY ALOUD HERE, THE POETRY TEACHER'S BOOK OF LISTS, POETRY PEOPLE, and the co-editor of many poetry anthologies in collaboration with poet Janet Wong and Pomelo Books. A frequent speaker at conferences, Vardell chaired the NCTE Poetry Award committee, served as a judge for the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award and the CYBILS poetry award, and has been a consultant to the Poetry Foundation.
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