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English-language poetry written by adults for children.

Subcategories

• Nursery Rhymes
• Poets

Resources in This Category

• Children's Bedtime Poems

  http://rjohns1.tripod.com/index.html
  A number of bedtime poems for children by Richard Johns.

• Enchanted Tulips and Other Verses for Children

  http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/keary/tulips.html
  Part of the Victorian Women Writers Project, the site offers the text of a 1914 collection of poetry for children.

• Fairy Poems and Other Children's Poetry

  http://members.tripod.com/poems_of_fairy/
  An illustrated anthology of classic fairy poems and children's poetry.

• Fizzy Funny Fuzzy Poetry for Kids

  http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com/
  Fun poetry for kids by English poet Gareth Lancaster.

• Fun-4-Children

  http://www.fun4children.com/
  Poems, riddles, stories, jokes for, about, and by children.

• Funny Poems for Children

  http://www.funny-poems.co.uk/
  An original collection of humorous short poems about animals, family life, famous people, and school.

• Giggle Poetry

  http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
  Includes funny poetry, contests, lessons, and poems about school.

• L. W. Lewis Poetry

  http://lwlewispoetry.com/
  Humorous poetry for children by author L. W. Lewis.

• Mama Lisa's Eugene Field Page

  http://www.mamalisa.com/field
  Poems by the American poet Eugene Field.

• Poetry for Children

  http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/
  Finding and sharing quality poetry with young people. Written by Sylvia Vardell, a Professor at Texas Woman's University, author of books on poetry.

• Poetry Zone

  http://poetryzone.co.uk/
  Contains poems by well-known children's poets, as well as those submitted by kids, and educational material for teachers.

• Poetryteachers.com

  http://www.poetryteachers.com/
  Poetry publisher Meadowbrook Press offers tips on how to teach poetry using activities, poetry theater, and poem samples written by some of their own published poets.

• Potty Poets

  http://www.pottypoets.com/
  Encourages reluctant readers through the use of humorous "potty" and "yuck" poetry.

• Writing for Children by Larry A. Tilander

  http://www3.sympatico.ca/ltilander/kidex.htm
  Poems and stories for children.

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