Poetry for Kids

Funny poetry for kids by children’s author and former US Children’s Poet Laureate, Kenn Nesbitt.

Episodes

The Leaves Are Falling Off the Trees

October 20, 2025 • 1 min

It’s October, and the weather has finally started turning cold. The leaves are changing colors and beginning to fall, swirling and spinning in the breeze. I’ve already written a couple of Halloween poems this month, so I thought I’d do something a little different, something that simply celebrates the season itself. The idea for the... Read more »

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Sticky Sweet Trick-or-Treat

October 13, 2025 • 1 min

I came up with the last word of this poem earlier this year. It’s what’s called a portmanteau word, which means a made-up word created by blending two real words together, like combining breakfast and lunch to make the word “brunch.” Now, at the time, it was the beginning of June, and writing a Halloween... Read more »

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At Dracula’s Mansion

October 6, 2025 • 2 mins

When October comes around each year, I love writing Halloween poems—especially about monsters, haunted houses, and trick-or-treating. Some of these poems are a little spooky, but most are just meant to be silly and fun, like this one. I started imagining what it might be like if Dracula and his monster friends hosted a Halloween... Read more »

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It’s a Farmer’s Job to Farm

September 29, 2025 • 2 mins

One of the things I’ve loved ever since I was a kid is playing with language; making up silly words, twisting familiar phrases, and asking questions that don’t always have logical answers. I grew up reading nonsense poems like “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll and “The Owl and the Pussycat” by Edward Lear, and I still... Read more »

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My Family Portrait

September 22, 2025 • 2 mins

When I was in school, I loved to paint and draw. I even thought I would become a comic book illustrator when I grew up! But honestly… I never got very good at it. My pictures usually came out kind of funny, with lots of imperfections. And that’s okay! Everyone makes mistakes when they’re learning... Read more »

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AI Mirror On the Wall

September 8, 2025 • 1 min

Have you ever played around with one of those video filters that makes you look older, or younger, or gives you dog ears, or turns your whole face into a cartoon? Apps like Zoom, Snapchat, and others are filled with tools that can instantly change how you look—just for fun. It made me think about... Read more »

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The Reason Vance Learned How to Dance

September 1, 2025 • 2 mins

I’ve always loved writing poems about unusual characters—kids, teenagers, or even adults who do outrageous things or take ordinary situations and turn them completely upside down. “The Reason Vance Learned How to Dance” is one of those poems. It’s about a kid who puts in a ton of effort for one very specific reason… and... Read more »

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Today I Met an Octopus

August 18, 2025 • 2 mins

The other day, I was re-reading my all-time favorite book of poetry, Colin West’s fabulous collection, The Big Book of Nonsense. In Chapter 1, there is a poem simply titled “Knitting.” In Chapter 2, there is a poem called “Octopus.” I was still thinking about the knitting poem when I started reading the octopus poem,... Read more »

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Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous

August 11, 2025 • 2 mins

Sometimes I think of the ending of a poem before I know how it’s going to start. An idea for a good ending can come from anywhere, and sometimes it can even come from a poem someone else wrote. That’s the case with this poem. The poet Joshual Seigal recently wrote a poem called “Motor... Read more »

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My Sister Found Some Scissors

July 21, 2025 • 1 min

This poem was inspired by some real-life hair-raising moments in my family. When my daughter was about six years old, she decided, without warning, to cut her own hair one morning before school. Let’s just say the results were… not great. I had to do a quick fix before we dashed out the door. Then,... Read more »

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Poetry for Kids

Episodes

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At Dracula’s Mansion

It’s a Farmer’s Job to Farm

My Family Portrait

AI Mirror On the Wall

The Reason Vance Learned How to Dance

Today I Met an Octopus

Triangles Make Me Feel Nervous

My Sister Found Some Scissors

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The Leaves Are Falling Off the Trees

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