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Jack Prelutsky
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Start the new school year with the works of this treasured poet... Read more

Acrostics
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Writing acrostics can be an easy way to get your students interested in reading and writing poetry... Read more

Haiku
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This centuries-old form of poetry can encourage your students to revel in the world around them... Read more

Sing Out for Cinquain!
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This fascinating form of poetry can be made into much more than another lesson in grammar... Read more

Gary Soto
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

According to this fascinating poet, "Poetry is wit, sincerity and individually strong lines that surprise the reader"... Read more

Limericks
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Nonsense becomes a welcome addition to the classroom, thanks to a lesson in limericks... Read more

Juanita Havill
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This author of 30+ books for children has finally set her sights on her longtime love of poetry... Read more

Barbara Juster Esbensen
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This beloved poet may be gone, but her words will certainly never be forgotten... Read more

Naomi Shihab Nye
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This diverse writer considers poetry "the true rest stop in life"... Read more

Carole Boston Weatherford
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This poet has made it her mission to connect readers with incredible stories from the past... Read more

Janet S. Wong
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This remarkable poet gave up a successful career in law in order to write for children... Read more

J. Patrick Lewis
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This prolific poet has a slew of new, and diverse, titles out this year... Read more

Lilian Moore
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This charming poet's treasury of poems is just as relevant today as when it was first published... Read more

Joan Bransfield Graham
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This whimsy- and water-loving poet encourages children to consider each poem they encounter "an act of discovery"... Read more

Jane Yolen
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

"I think of poetry as the soul of literature," says this beloved author of 250+ books... Read more

Pat Mora
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

"I couldn't resist the magic of poetry," admits this lyrical bilingual poet... Read more

Alice Schertle
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This vibrant poet's work is perfect for your celebration of Young People's Poetry Week... Read more

Nikki Grimes
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

"Poetry is a literature of brushstrokes," says this prolific children's poet... Read more

Shel Silverstein
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This multi-talented children's (and adults'!) favorite remains in a class all his own... Read more

Craig Crist-Evans
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This writing teacher sees poetry as a "clear and shining bridge" connecting people to their universe... Read more

Carl Sandburg
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This master poet found inspiration in the everyday and the spectacular – the things and people in the world around... Read more

David McCord
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This beloved children's poet embodied the true essence of all things poetic... Read more

Marilyn Singer
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

The second poet in our "Poet of the Month" series feels that poetry helps her "get a grip" on life... Read more

Aileen Fisher
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Aileen Fisher is the first "Poet of the Month" we'll take a closer look at this year... Read more

Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

These fun poetic devices will enhance your young writers' knowledge of poetic forms... Read more

Couplets and Quatrains
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

These basic forms of poetry can help unleash the inner poet in your students... Read more

Personification
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Your students' daydreams about the "lives" of everyday things can make for great poetry... Read more

Kristine O’Connell George
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

This dynamic poet never has to look any further than her own backyard for inspiration... Read more

Similes and Metaphors
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Here's how to get your writers past resorting to clichés when it comes to these two popular poetic forms... Read more

Langston Hughes
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Hughes' poetry remains as vibrant and relevant today as it did when it was first written in the mid 20th... Read more

A Poetic Year Ahead
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

Here's a sneak peek at the poets in store for the rest of the school year... Read more

A Poetic Year Ahead
By Lee Bennett Hopkins

A preview of the poets we'll be featuring in 2006 – now is the time to start planning!... Read more