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
Inspiring Children Through Story
Poetry Resources
Picture Books: To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme
by Diane Murray
How to Revise Poetry: 20 Questions to Ask
by Irene Latham
#HFGather: A Poetry Chat
with Nikki Grimes and Sarah Aronson
Writing Poetry for Children: How to Begin, How to Get Published
by Charles Waters & Irene Latham
The Magic of Metaphor
by Georgia Heard & Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Writing Poetry for Children
by Bernice Cullinan
Get Involved at the Highlights Foundation
Stories from Our Highlights Foundation Alumni
That Highlights Magic: From Learning to Write a Book Proposal to Celebrating a Book Birthday
#HFGather: Here Comes Summer–Reading, Swimming and Gathering
Celebrating a Book Birthday: We Mostly Come Out At Night
