Poetry for Kids

Poetry for Kids


Latest Episodes

Valentine’s Day Card
February 10, 2020

When I was in elementary school, everyone would give Valentines Day cards to everyone else in the class. In second grade, there was a girl in my class that I really liked, and my father convinced me

Lunchbox Love Note
February 03, 2020

When my kids were in school, my wife and I packed them each a lunch every day. My wife would sometimes put notes in their lunchboxes, often saying, I love you. I always wondered whether they found i

Our Dog’s Name is Roomba
January 27, 2020

I have a dog; a little black pug named Jesse. But I often joke that his name should be Hoover, because hes so great at cleaning up dropped food that its like having a little vacuum cleaner. When peo

I Got a New Laptop for Christmas – Podcast Episode
December 16, 2019

I have a couple of cats, and they both love to sit on my lap. Whenever I’m watching TV or playing a video game, one of my cats will jump up on my lap and go to sleep. Sometimes, they both sit on my lap at the same time! Over the past few months, I...

Sleeping Santa – Podcast Episode
December 09, 2019

This Christmas poem is all about an “idiom.” In case you don’t know, an idiom is an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the words used. For example, to “kick the bucket” means to die, and to “let the cat out of the bag” means to reveal a s...

My iPhone Did My Homework – Podcast Episode
December 02, 2019

If you’ve ever talked to an assistant on a mobile device, like Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant, you probably know that it doesn’t always understand what you are saying as well as you would like. And, often, when you type on a phone or tablet,

My Flat Cat – Podcast Episode
November 18, 2019

When I talk to kids, one question they often ask me is if any of my poems are true? That is, they want to know if any of the things I write about actually happened. Of course, I tell them, “No.” My poems are all fiction, meaning I just made them up.

I Finished My Homework – Podcast Episode
November 11, 2019

Do you ever feel like your teacher assigns way too much homework? Do you wish it didn’t take so long, or that there was an easier way to do it? My book When the Teacher Isn’t Looking contains about 50 poems about all the silly things that happen at sch...

My Mother Drives Me Everywhere – Podcast Episode
November 04, 2019

Do you walk to school? Ride your bike? Take the bus? Or does your mom drive you to school? Where else does she drive you? Do you play a sport or take lessons after school? If you want to go to the store to buy something, does she drive you there?

Chocolate for Breakfast – Podcast Episode
October 28, 2019

I love chocolate. Dont you? I mean, doesnt everybody? When I was a kid, my favorite Halloween treats were always chocolate candy bars like Hersheys, Snickers, and Three Musketeers. After Halloween