Comments on: April is National Poetry Month

By: Bells

Bells — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:28:23 +0000

Oh kids and poetry! there’s a world that’s going to open up to me over the comnig year with Alice. I like your recommendations. I’m already singing nursery rhymes with her which is absolutely setting in motion that whole words and rhythm thing.

By: amy

amy — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:09:40 +0000

Elyse, my kids are drawn to the origami poems every time we go to the local library that has them. (They’re in the adult room, where I force my kids to let me pick out books before we go downstairs so they can!) The books are fun and easy to make, too, and when we’ve made them in the past, my oldest made the connection himself and wrote a poem in his.

By: elyse

elyse — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:19:46 +0000

mark strand! in college he was my poet-heartthrob. great article. i just discoverd the origami poem project which looks like a fun thing to adapt to young poets. http://www.origamipoems.com/

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:13:15 +0000

Thanks for the reminder! My oldest is really into Where the Sidewalk Ends right now, and we’re going to load our bags with poetry books next month!

By: amy

amy — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:05:53 +0000

Yay for poetry month! I just finished embroidering a fragment of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (T.S. Elio) on my jeans. Anyone else have a favorite poem or poet to share?