Tell Your Story: Poetry

Good poetry for children connects them with their emotions, serves as a bridge between cultures, promotes language learning, helps them learn to read and enriches the school curriculum.

Poetry contains emotionally charged words, uses only a few words to say a great deal, is melodic – sings as it says, contains rhythm repetition and rhyme, captures the essence of a concept, has layers of meaning, and is the natural language of childhood.

Maybe you’d like to begin writing poetry for children, or you have some poems and want to learn more about how to get them+ published. Whichever it is, we believe your poems can inspire children, and we’d love to help.

Workshops for Poets

Writing for the Educational Market: A 6-Week Online Program (Spring)

Starts: April 3, 2025

Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Spring)

Starts: April 9, 2025

Intro to Novels in Verse: Forms and Fundamentals

Starts: April 9, 2025

The Crash Course in Children’s Book Publishing

Starts: May 28, 2025

Writing for the Educational Market: A 6-Week Online Program (Summer)

Starts: July 9, 2025

Summer Camp in Writing: Create and Dream!

Starts: July 13, 2025

Novels in Verse: Working Retreat

Starts: August 10, 2025

Nonfiction Retreat: Science, Nature, Biography, and More

Starts: August 13, 2025

Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Fall)

Starts: October 8, 2025

Successful School Visits for Authors and Illustrators: An Online Course

Starts: October 28, 2025

Poetry Palooza! A Workshop for Poetry Lovers

Starts: November 1, 2025

Revising Your Novel in Verse: An Online Course

Starts: November 5, 2025

Explore Our Poetry Workshops

Inspiring Children Through Story

“My picture book … deals with parents separating. One little boy, who parents recently divorced, went to bed with [it] many nights. This deeply moved me to know this picture book helped this little boy.”

“I tutor 2nd grade reluctant readers. My understanding of picture book structure and prose allows me to help them learn more than words. Rather than just read the story, we talk about it.”

“You mean I get to keep this book forever?”

…Spoken by a child in tears who was gifted with one of my books at a school visit and had never owned a book before.

“When I hear kids giggle while I’m reading [my book] I feel like I’ve done the job I intended to do.“