Poetry for Children

           About finding and sharing poetry with young people

Friday, January 13, 2023

Cover Reveal: WELCOME TO MONSTERVILLE

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I am so honored to reveal the cover of Laura Shovan's new book of poems,  WELCOME TO MONSTERVILLE with illustrations by Michael Rothenb...
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Thursday, January 05, 2023

Sneak Peek List 2023

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I may be retired and blogging a lot less, but I still love keeping track of poetry for young people and I'm looking forward to all the n...
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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Guest Post: IMPERFECT II by Tabatha Yeatts-Lonske

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Welcome, Tabatha, and congratulations on the publication of your second edited volume of poems in IMPERFECT II. Here, Tabatha shares a glimp...
Friday, October 07, 2022

What Is a Friend?

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Well, dear blog friends,  Here I am again, rather embarrassed and apologetic for abandoning my blog for SO long! Since my last post months a...
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Saturday, April 30, 2022

NPM: Día + Plan for May 14: Young People's Poetry Day with Pat Mora

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Photo courtesy of Shannon Steinacker As we bring National Poetry Month to a close, I hope this immersion in poems (and videos) has been a b...
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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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