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,

I wrote this poem in honor of my dear friend, the childrens poet Jack Prelutsky, who turned 84 in recently. Jack was born in 1940, which, according to Chinese astrology, was the Year of the Dragon. I

Do you ever feel like the summer sometimes seems too short? One minute youre having fun in the pool and the next thing you know, youre sitting in class practicing spelling and arithmetic. At least,

Hi, Im Kenn Nesbitt. Welcome to todays episode of Poetry4kids! With the new school year just starting up here in the U.S., I couldnt help but think about all those shiny, new back-to-school supplie

With the start of a new school year right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to write a humorous back-to-school poem. While kids often feel sad that summer is over and they have to go back t

Can you believe I wrote an entire poem just so you could learn a new, funny word. Well, I did, and that word is borborygmus. A borborygmus is not only a funny-sounding word, but its also the sound

Welcome to Poetry4kids. Im Kenn Nesbitt. Today, I want to share a new poem thats based on a true story. I have a cat named Reed. You might think I named him that because I like to read, but really i

Welcome to todays episode! Im excited to share one of my favorite types of poems with youthose that play with idioms. Idioms are fun expressions that mean something different from the literal meani

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

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