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There are many reasons why poems serve as good reading material for children, which is why we created a list of funny poems for children. Those reasons include the fact that poetry helps develop a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is a limerick? These silly poems make a really fun writing exercise. Limericks are a fun and timeless way to tell short, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keep reading for 30 kids' poems—from ones written with kindergarteners in mind to short ones and long ones and some of the most ...

One of Topekan Ruth Maus' favorite sayings comes from a Chinese proverb: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." That single step for Maus started with auditing a class at ...

Author Robert L Forbes read shared springtime poetry from his book “Let's Have a Bite: A Banquet of Beastly Rhymes” and after the event singed his books for kids. Children’s librarian Samantha ...

You may recall learning about limericks (or even writing a few of your own) in grade school. If you’re all grown up now and you love cracking short jokes or writing funny poems, why not add a few ...

One of my strongest poetry memories took place at a black-tie dinner at the Library of Congress where George W. Bush introduced his wife Laura with a poem. He explained that she had been away on a ...

It always feels good to see a poet rescued from oblivion. Michael Benedikt (1935-2007), a prominent figure in the poetry scene of the 1960s and 70s, was not exactly an important poet, but he was — and ...