poetry

Young people are encouraged to experiment with a variety of poetic forms and to recite and preserve their creations.

A collection of poems about cats by a variety of poets.

A collection of Christmas poems and carols from different lands and different times.

A collection of poems on Easter themes by John Ciardi, William Jay Smith, Joan Aiken, and other authors, including poems translated from Russian and German.

This bilingual, bicultural book presents us with a beautiful vision of a planet in which nature, words and the rising and setting of the sun and the moon exist in harmony.

"Oh, your daddy was a baby once / And your mommy was a baby once ..." Characters in these nineteen diverse poems also include a soccer-playing Cinderella, snowmen who take holidays by the sea, dancing sausages, and three Unwise Men.

A collection of poems about nature for children to be read by two voices.

An account of the tangled publication history of Shakespeare's sonnets, arguing that Shakespeare neither approved nor knew of their first printing.

A collection of poems by various authors that explore topics of womanhood, including works by Elizabeth Bishop, Sharon Olds, Sandra Cisneros, Anne Sexton, W. B. Yeats, and others.

An introduction to poetry designed to help students read, understand, and write about poetry. Includes poems from many time periods, cultures, and voices.