While I’ve been working on “I Did It Because…”, an upcoming selection of those poems of mine that kids have liked best (and a couple of new ones), I’ve also had to write some pages about How A Poem Happens.

For those, I’ve been looking up a lot of poetry-for-kids websites. Some of them are FANTASIC!

Here are some for now. Soon I’ll put a page on this site just with these kinds of links. I’ll only recommend ones that are interesting and not dreary, and are good for all ages, big kids, little kids, teachers, and even poetic Moms and Dads:

Giggle Poetry

Why Teach Poetry? (for teachers, parents, and kids who want to teach themselves).

Fern’s Poetry Club

Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky

How to Write a Poem: The How-To Manual That Anyone Can Write or Edit

Poetry Zone

Multicultural Poetry for Children

By the way, Michael Martchenko is illustrating “I Did It Because…” and it’s been fascinating for me to see how someone else interprets my poems (I’ve always illustrated my own books to date). I love his artwork. He uses a wild, silly, boyish sense of humor in his work that makes people laugh the minute they see it (you know what great pictures he always did for Robert Munsch’s books.) (The 64-page anthology will be out in the Fall.)

Talk to you again soon,
Loris

P.S. Any questions comments hellos or website suggestions of your own? E-mail me anytime.

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