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Children's literature portal; Kenn Nesbitt (born February 20, 1962) in Berkeley, California, is an American children's poet. [1] [2] [3] On June 11, 2013, he was named Children's Poet Laureate [4] [5] by the Poetry Foundation. He was the last one to receive this title before the Poetry Foundation changed its name to Young People's Poet Laureate ...
Eloise Greenfield (May 17, 1929 – August 5, 2021) was an American children's book and biography author and poet famous for her descriptive, rhythmic style and positive portrayal of the African-American experience. After college, Greenfield began writing poetry and songs in the 1950s while working in a civil service job.
In the world of children's poetry, she was consistently praised for her skillful metered verse, free verse, nonsense verse, and social conscience. [39] Francisco X. Alarcón (1954–2016) first started writing poetry for children in 1997 after realizing there were very few books written by Latino authors. His poems are minimalist and airy, and ...
Mora began professionally writing in the early 1980s. [3] She has produced writing for all age groups, creating picture books, poetry and biographies. [4] Her choice of subject matter and theme is often shaped by life on the Mexico–United States border where she was born and spent much of her life. she says: "The desert, mi madre, is my stern teacher...The Southwestern landscape has been my ...
Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 – November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood". He was known as the "poet of childhood".
In addition to Causley's poetry dealing with issues of faith, folklore, memory, his wartime experience and its later impact, landscape, travel, friends and family, his poems for children were and remain very popular. He used to say that he could have lived comfortably on the fees paid for the reproduction of 'Timothy Winters':
Arnold Adoff (July 16, 1935, in Bronx, New York – May 7, 2021, in Yellow Springs, Ohio) was an American children's writer. In 1988, the National Council of Teachers of English gave Adoff the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. He has said, "I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words.
Margarita Engle (born in Los Angeles, California on September 2, 1951) [1] is a Cuban American poet and author of many award-winning books for children, young adults and adults. [2] Most of Engle's stories are written in verse and are a reflection of her Cuban heritage and her deep appreciation and knowledge of nature. [ 3 ]