Poetry for Kids

Kenn Nesbitt
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Poetry for Kids

Funny poetry for kids by children's author and former US Children's Poet Laureate, Kenn Nesbitt.

Episodes

  1. NOV 25

    It’s Thanksgiving Night

    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. With Thanksgiving just around the corner here in the US, I wanted to write a fun poem about the holiday that captures the feeling of overindulging at a big family feast. Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude and togetherness, but it’s also a time when we often eat more... Read more »

    2 min

  2. NOV 18

    Suspense

    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. A couple of years ago my friend, the children’s poet Janet Wong, asked if I would contribute a poem to an anthology she was creating with children’s literature professor Sylvia Vardell called Things We Feel. She gave me several photos to choose from as inspiration, and I particularly liked... Read more »

    2 min

  3. NOV 4

    This Morning at School

    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. As a student, I remember being so tired in school some days that I would fall asleep at my desk and the teacher would have to wake me up. I was never so tired in the morning that I went to school in my pajamas or bedsheet or blankets.... Read more »

    2 min

  4. OCT 28

    Robot Halloween

    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. With Halloween just around the corner, I wanted to write a poem about the holiday. I had already written a poem about spooky monsters called “The Monsters’ Thanksgiving,” so this time I thought it would be fun to come up with a poem about trick-or-treating. I imagined creating a... Read more »

    2 min

  5. OCT 28

    The Monsters’ Thanksgiving

    Ideas for poems can come from lots of different places. Sometimes when I write a poem, the idea starts with a single word or a phrase. In this case, I was thinking about the upcoming holidays, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Halloween made me think of monsters, including Frankenstein’s monster, which made me think of “Frankenstein’s Thanksgiving.”... Read more »

    2 min

  6. OCT 14

    Bed Instead

    Every now and then, there’s a day when you just don’t want to get out of bed. Rather than take on the new day, you just want to stay under the blankets and sleep. I wrote this poem because I started thinking about all the wild, imaginative reasons someone might have for staying in bed—things... Read more »

    2 min

  7. SEP 30

    When’s My Birthday?

    I recently had a “half birthday,” which falls in August since my real birthday is in February. Because of this, I was thinking about writing a half-birthday poem. By the time I started working on it, it was already September. The line “I never can remember if my birthday’s in September” popped into my head... Read more »

    3 min

  8. SEP 16

    Dragon’s Birthday

    I wrote this poem in honor of my dear friend, the children’s poet Jack Prelutsky, who turned 84 in recently. Jack was born in 1940, which, according to Chinese astrology, was the Year of the Dragon. Interestingly, his 84th birthday also falls during the Year of the Dragon. You see, in Western astrology, there are... Read more »

    2 min

  9. SEP 9

    The Summer Isn’t Like a Book

    Do you ever feel like the summer sometimes seems too short? One minute you’re having fun in the pool and the next thing you know, you’re sitting in class practicing spelling and arithmetic. At least, that’s the way it often feels to me. I love the summer, and not just because school is out. I... Read more »

    2 min

  10. SEP 3

    The First Week of School

    Hi, I’m Kenn Nesbitt. Welcome to today’s episode of Poetry4kids! With the new school year just starting up here in the U.S., I couldn’t help but think about all those shiny, new back-to-school supplies—new clothes, fresh pencils, spotless notebooks, and clean lunch boxes. There’s something exciting about starting the school year with everything brand new.... Read more »

    2 min
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Funny poetry for kids by children's author and former US Children's Poet Laureate, Kenn Nesbitt.

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  • Creator
    Kenn Nesbitt
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Poetry for Kids

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