Join us in celebrating the joy and creativity of poetry. Learn more about the National Poetry Month, get to know some well-loved children's poems, poets, and the many online resources that can spark interest in poetry for your child. And of course,  visit your local library to discover new poetry content.

• Online Resources for Kids/Teens:

• Poetry Out Loud (a really cool national poetry recitation competition for high school students)

• Louder Than A Bomb (local branch of an organization that encourages students to practice spoken word)

• Poetry Foundation: Children (poems, videos, and poetry exercises for kids)

• Poets.org: Poems for Kids (poems organized by theme/poet, teaching materials for kids)
  
  

• Poetry Writing Prompts for Kids/Teens:

• • Write an acrostic poem (a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word vertically) inspired by your name or your best friend's name.

  • Write a poem inspired by your favorite animal.

  • Write a poem about your favorite place in Kansas City. It could be a park, your aunt's house, a special restaurant, or a stadium you love.

  • Make a collage poem with words you've found in magazines, cereal boxes. Cut out words you've found and paste them together to make a new work of word art.