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Happy National Poetry Month 2019!
April is National Poetry Month. These illustrated collections for primary and intermediate readers show the variety of forms poetry can take (hello, riddle-ku!) and topics it can cover — from melting snowmen to creativity-unlocking pencils and more. For more on poetry from The Horn Book, see the tags National Poetry...
April 2018 Horn Book Herald: Spring News: Poetry Month
• Five Questions for Young People's Poet Laureate Margarita Engle• The Power of Poetry (from Notes from the Horn Book), National Poetry Month 2018 (from Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book), and Poetry Reviews of the Week• How I Discovered YA Poetry by Marilyn Nelson• Haiku: A Small Poem with...
The power of poetry
April is National Poetry Month! The following books show how poetry can combine with illustrations to express all kinds of feelings, from love to uncertainty to pride in one's heritage. For more, click the tag poetry and see our upcoming Horn Book Herald: Spring News e-newsletter, featuring our Five Questions...
National Poetry Month 2018
Alexander, Kwame Animal Ark: Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and PicturesGr. K–3 48 pp. National GeographicPhotographs by Joel Sartore. With Mary Rand Hess and Deanna Nikaido. Striking, detailed photographs of animals appear against black or white backgrounds as descriptive, sometimes metaphorical text plays loosely with the haiku form. Word...
Poem in Your Pocket Day 2017
Today is Poem in Your Pocket Day — part of the National Poetry Month celebration. Here are two favorite poems, tucked into the pockets of Horn Bookers Shoshana and Katie: Shoshana's pocket poem: "Invitation" by Shel Silverstein Katie's pocket poem: "The Journey" by Mary OliverEditor in chief Roger Sutton says...
Poetry Month
Anyone who is Facebook friends with Roger Sutton knows about his abiding love for poetry; he posts a poem and accompanying photograph nearly every day. Here's The Horn Book's answer to the question "What Makes Good Poetry?"• From the Editor: "Treat a poem like a picture book: read it, read...
Teaching poetry
In a short 6-week module like the one I teach at Harvard Ed School, time is the enemy. My quixotic goal for this too-short class is to expose students to all aspects of children's literature, in breadth and in depth. Of course, every year and there is something I wish...
An open letter for National Poetry Month
Dear Mr. Silverstein,dear Ms. Goose,dear Mr. Prelutsky,dear Dr. Seuss,dear Mr. Hughes,and dear Ms. Frost,I’m writing to confessthat I’ve sometimes lostwhatever connects meto a chapbook or a slamthough a big fan of poetryI am. Iamb!It’s just that the volumeof volumes of plotcan fill every bookshelfand schedule slotand sequels and prequelsin pages...
Five questions for Roxane Orgill
Art Kane's spectacular 1958 photograph of fifty-seven jazz greats, Harlem 1958, was the inspiration for Roxane Orgill's poetry collection Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph (Candlewick, 6–9 years), illustrated by Francis Vallejo. With equal measure warmth and humor, confidence and awe, Orgill's poems capture a thrilling moment in...
From the Editor - April 2015
The Academy of American Poets chose wisely back in 1996 when they designated April as National Poetry Month. A book of poetry is the perfect choice for outdoor reading in spring. You can open to one page and put your hands back in your pockets to warm while you read....
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