Chris Harris had never written a children's book before — but he wanted to write something special for his kids. His new collection of... Finally, A Book Of Poetry For Kids Who Are 'Just No Good At ...

My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Timothy Rasinski, who lives in Stow, Ohio. Tim was told he was a good writer during his master’s degree program. However, his writing is not poetry, but ...

The Children's Museum of Oak Ridge invites students ages 11-18 to submit poems for America's 250th birthday.

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. With Mother’s Day just behind us and Father’s Day on the horizon, it’s only fitting that this Sunday is National ...

Nothing prevents us reading poetry year-round with children, but still it’s nice to have the spur of an official “poetry month.” In this regard, April constitutes an annual excuse to pull out old ...

What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

There are many reasons why poems serve as good reading material for children, which is why we created a list of funny poems for children. Those reasons include the fact that poetry helps develop a ...

To me, the flow and rhythm are what make poetry so captivating, and subsequently, I think that rhyming lines can only help that effort. These four poems and excerpts below demonstrate exactly what I'm ...

Who says poetry has to rhyme? Chris Harris — a writer and executive producer for How I Met Your Mother — had never written a poetry book or a children's book before, but he wanted to write something ...