POETRY PLEASURES

April is National Poetry Month, celebrating the joy, expressiveness, and pure delight of poetry.  heck out the Children's Poet Laureate websites for lots of fun activities, experience some some great read alouds and animated poems for kids. Print the attached activity sheets for more poetry fun. Each day holds new, interesting poetry pleasures.

The U.S. Children's Poet Laureate is a position and award that was established by the Poetry Foundation in 2006. J. Patrick Lewis was the third Children's Poet Laureate from 2011-2012.

In July of 2020, we celebrated the Apollo Moon landing. Read FIRST MEN ON THE MOON by J. Patrick Lewis to relive the excitement of the day! 

Read Aloud: MOSQUITO by J. Patrick Lewis. Also, check out Hoopla and Tumble Book Library on the Library's website for other poetry books to enjoy.

Video: A reading by J. Patrick Lewis from ANIMAL POETRY.

Animated poem video from the Poetry Foundation: A VERY VALENTINE read by the poet, Gertrude Stein.

Acitvity sheet: Print the Creative Poem activity sheet. Color, cut and organize the words and pictures into a poem of your own!

Visit the library website calendar for more Poetry Pleasures each day this week.