Children
Begin in delight, end in wisdom.
Children’s Poems
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poemBy Michael SimmsThe summer you learned to swimwas the summer I learned to be at peace with myself.In May you were afraid to put your face in the waterbut by August, I was standing in the pool once morewhen you dove in,...
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poemBy Seamus HeaneyLate August, given heavy rain and sunFor a full week, the blackberries would ripen.At first, just one, a glossy purple clotAmong others, red, green, hard as a knot.You ate that first one and its flesh was sweetLike thickened wine: summer's...
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Learning Activities
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VideoFrom Poetry Explorers
Today we’ll make a loom, a very old tool that weavers use to make beautiful textiles and fabrics, and weave a story...
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Browse essays, monthly book picks, and other content by the Young People’s Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Acevedo.
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Book PickPicked By Elizabeth Acevedo February 2023
I’m a sucker for a well-done novel in verse. Readers get not only a narrative thread to unspool, but also elevated attention...
Children's Videos
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VideoFrom Poetry EventsA special reading and Q&A for teenagers with Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye.
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VideoFrom Ours Poetica
José Olivarez reads “Como Tú” (“Like You”)
