National Poetry Month (April 2025) - Poetry for Kids

April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate by exploring the vast world of poetry with your kids. From old classics to new favourites, there's something for everyone!

Updated March 11, 2026
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You're a poet : ways to start writing poems
Taylor, Sean
Paper Book
Love that dog
Creech, Sharon
Paper Book
I don't want to. because boys don't write poetry Girls do. So writes Jack, in Room 105 - Miss Stetchberry's class. But before he knows it, Jack is creating his own poetry.
I talk like a river
Scott, Jordan
Paper Book
Cast away : poems for our time
Nye, Naomi Shihab
Ebook
"Nye at her engaging, insightful best." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Acclaimed poet and Young People's Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more ...

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