There are many reasons why poems serve as good reading material for children, which is why we created a list of funny poems for children. Those reasons include the fact that poetry helps develop a ...

April is National Poetry Month, and one author has come up with a way to make poetry fun for kids. Karen Jo Shapiro has taken the rhythms of famous poems and turned them into poetic parodies for ...

So many things rhyme with spring: ring, sing, wing, bling -- even the youngest of readers will catch the notion after leafing through this season's richly rhythmic offerings. Blazing Words Cool and ...

It takes a special kind of mind to get excited by the fact that mommy and salami are a perfect double rhyme. Ohio State University professor and poet Andrew Hudgins has just that mind, which he makes ...

Shel Silverstein made it easy for kids to love poetry. Author of “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and “A Light in the Attic” among other works, Silverstein made poetry accessible, relatable and fun. These ...

We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, edited by Ruth McKee, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with contributions from acclaimed authors and book industry ...