Poetry for Kids - News

Mary Ann Hoberman Named Children's Poet Laureate

kenn — 2008-10-23T17:36:38-08:00

On October 8, 2008, the Poetry Foundation named Mary Ann Hoberman as America's new Children's Poet Laureate. Mary Ann Hoberman will serve as the nation’s second Children’s Poet Laureate: Consultant in Children’s Poetry to the Poetry Foundation for a two-year tenure. The award, which includes ...
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Book Signing at The Bookworm in Omaha, Oct 15

kenn — 2008-10-06T14:34:49-08:00

If you are in Omaha, Nebraska, please stop by The Bookworm at 8702 Pacific St between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday, October 15, 2009. I will be at the store autographing books that evening and would love to meet you in person. I will be signing copies of my newest books, and hopefully reading some poe...
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Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard Video

kenn — 2008-09-17T12:59:06-08:00

Just in time for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, Eric Herman and the Invisible Band have released a new video for their song Blackbeard, Bluebeard and Redbeard, the story of three famous pirates who sailed together on a most colorful voyage. This song was voted Best Children's Song of 2006 by...
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New Word Games

kenn — 2008-09-16T15:14:56-08:00

I just added a couple of new word games to the website, Word Drop and Word Ruffle, and I'm really excited about both of them. Word Drop is sort of like a cross between Tetris and Bookworm, except with falling letters instead of blocks. The object of the game is to click on letters to form words; t...
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Poems by Email (at last!)

kenn — 2008-09-03T15:51:53-08:00

There isn't a week that goes by that I don't receive email from someone asking me to send them poems by email. As much as I would like to, I honestly can't keep track of everyone, and I wouldn't have time to send out all those emails every week. But I finally found a good solution! I have now set ...
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Website Exclusive! My Foot Fell Asleep

kenn — 2008-08-27T17:56:29-08:00

Great news! My first book of funny kids poetry, My Foot Fell Asleep, is now in print again, available exclusively through Lulu.com. Originally published in 1998, My Foot Fell Asleep has been out of print for several years. Now, thanks to the wonderful world of "print-on-demand" publis...
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Rhymesaurus FREE Rhyming Dictionary for Windows

kenn — 2008-07-13T13:13:50-08:00

For those of you that don't know, in addition to being a poet, I also like to program computers in my spare time. A few years ago I created a rhyming dictionary program for Windows called Rhymesaurus. I recently decided to make a free version of Rhymesaurus and give it away from a new website, Rhy...
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Super Singers at Robinson Elementary

kenn — 2008-05-21T18:19:48-08:00

Today I was at Robinson Elementary School in Hamilton, NJ, and had a a blast with the kids there. There were illustrations of my poems all over the school, banners announcing my arrival, and the kids were giddy with excitement. Not only that, but they had all memorized one of my poems. The fo...
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Writing with students online

kenn — 2008-04-26T11:48:01-08:00

On Thursday of this week, I was writing with a group of third, fourth, and fifth graders at three different schools: Most Holy Redeemer in Chicago, St. Joseph in Seattle, and St. Anthony in Oakland, California. During our writing session, we composed a new poem together, entitled "I'm Really B...
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Ms. Lafferty's Fifth Graders

kenn — 2008-04-25T16:04:02-08:00

Earlier this week I was having lunch with Ms. Lafferty's fifth-grade class at Belvedere Elementary in West Palm Beach Florida, and I recorded the students reciting one of my poems. Click on the play button on the left to hear "Peter Passed a Note Today" by Ms. Lafferty's fifth-grade stu...
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