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2021 NCTE Poetry Award Winner Janet Wong
Congratulations to my good friend and publishing partner, Janet S. Wong, who is the 2021 recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children,for her...
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Meet Amanda Gorman
When Amanda Gorman was named the first ever Youth Poet Laureate of the United States in 2017, I was thrilled! It's always wonderful to see poetry lifted up, especially with awards, but when it's a...
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Celebrate Lunar New Year with Asian Pacific American Poetry
Happy Lunar New Year! Let's celebrate by seeking out poetry for young people by Asian and Asian Pacific American writers! Here's a beginning list; please let me know of any great titles I may have...
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Black Poetry 2021
In celebration of Black History Month, I'd like to lift up new poetry books for young readers due to be or already published in 2021 and written by Black poets including Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman....
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"Poetry for Everyone" Panel + "Dear Poet" Project for Kids
"Poetry for Everyone" PanelEarlier this month I was honored to be part of a panel sponsored by the Irving (TX) Public Library as part of their Big Read celebration. This "Poetry for Everyone" panel...
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ALONE by Megan E. Freeman
I am honored to welcome a guest to my blog today-- author Megan E. Freeman. Her new novel in verse, ALONE, is a powerful story with a strong girl character perfect for Women's History Month. Here she...
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Girlpower Poetry 2021 for National Women's History Month
Let's celebrate girls and women for International Women's Day and National Women's History Month-- with POETRY!As I continue to update my 2021 "sneak peek" list of poetry for young people published...
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Guest Post: KIYOSHI'S WALK
I'm happy to host a guest post by author Mark Karlins with the back-story on his recently published book, Kiyoshi's Walk (Lee & Low, 2021), illustrated by Nicole Wong, in which a young boy explores...
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Celebrate NCTE Award Poets
I'd like to highlight the poetry award that recognizes poets who write expressly for young readers and honors them for their entire body of work. That's the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for...
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Happy National Poetry Month
April is officially National Poetry Month! WOO HOO! Launched by the Academy of American Poets (poets.org) in April 1996, National Poetry Month "reminds the public that poets have an integral role to...
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"Walking" by Diane Mayr
Here is the first in my month-long series of poem videos created by my TWU graduate students who are studying poetry for children. Each student chose a poem from HOP TO IT: POEMS TO GET YOU MOVING...
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"No Matter What" by Laura Mucha
And as an extra bonus, here is a video of the poet herself reading the poem out loud-- in London! Thank you, Laura Mucha!
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“Our Walk to School” by Rebecca Gardyn Levington
And here is a video of the poet Rebecca Gardyn Levington reading her poem out loud to a group of wonderful poets-- all with their own poems in HOP TO IT: POEMS TO GET YOU MOVING.
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"Carelessly Hairless" by Alan Katz
And here is a video of the poet Alan Katz reading his poem out loud to a group of wonderful poets-- all with their own poems in HOP TO IT: POEMS TO GET YOU MOVING.
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"Let's Dance" by Linda Dryfhout
And here is a video of the poet Linda Dryfhout reading her poem out loud to a group of wonderful poets-- all with their own poems in HOP TO IT: POEMS TO GET YOU MOVING.
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"You Can't Catch Me" by David L. Harrison
And here is a video of the poet David L. Harrison reading his poem out loud to a group of wonderful poets-- all with their own poems in HOP TO IT: POEMS TO GET YOU MOVING.
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Poetry Tackles Tough Topics
I often have the opportunity to write short articles about poetry for young people for BOOK LINKS magazine, a publication of the American Library Association. It's always fun to explore various topics...
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“Be the Beat” by Buffy Silverman
And here is a video of the poet Buffy Silverman reading her poem out loud to a group of wonderful poets-- all with their own poems in HOP TO IT: POEMS TO GET YOU MOVING.
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