April is National Poetry Month. In honor of a month set aside for the celebration of poetry, I'd like to highlight some new books of poetry for children available at the Iowa City Public Library. A ...

In honor of National Poetry Month, we have gathered a selection of new and forthcoming picture books, anthologies, and novels in verse for young readers to enjoy. All of Those Babies by Mylisa Larsen, ...

Who says poetry has to rhyme? Chris Harris — a writer and executive producer for How I Met Your Mother — had never written a poetry book or a children's book before, but he wanted to write something ...

Robert Frost once said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” So it’s no surprise that educators who want their students to think, feel, and express ...

What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

The most beautiful thing about poetry is its ability to surprise. Who knew words could be put together quite that way? Poets know — and young readers, rule breakers and questioners will appreciate the ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...