Poet and educator Kwame Alexander stops by to chat about poetry with NPR's Rachel Martin. He shares some ideas for poems to read with kids and tips for getting kids to write some of their own.

Chris Harris had never written a children's book before — but he wanted to write something special for his kids. His new collection of short-form poems is silly, surprising and full of wordplay.

Free verse poems, grouped into seasons, explore the natural and interior worlds children inhabit. The text is simple and meditative, calling to mind classic children’s verse by Ruth Krauss, such ...

For some kids, those words — the amount of words — is equivalent to a snarling dog. So, why not start with the less threatening, palm-sized pup in the window? In this case, poetry.

For kids, there is poem style for every personality. These new books include poetry collections that will tickle their funny bones, as well as others that will get them thinking.

Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho tells Lisa Salmon how playing with words through poetry can get children ‘hooked on reading’. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Grace Nichols is among the fine West Indian poets. She is Guyanese, a prize-winning writer with published collections of poetry, one novel for adult audiences and several children’s books. She ...

As the most bodily of literary forms, poetry appeals to children. It also has a certain appeal for adults who read to children. For one thing, good wri ...

Last semester, Long's 39 students created The Poetic Table of Elements, brief poems identifying each element by its characteristic, history or lethality. Nine copies were created.

John Agard introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children, including 'A date with spring' and 'Hopaloo kangaroo'. One of a series of audio programmes profiling a different ...