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.

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 ...

What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.

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 ...

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 ...

Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt read a selection of classic poems, including TS Eliot's 'The Naming of Cats' and Alfred Noyes' 'The Highwayman'. One of a series of audio programmes profiling a ...