Poetry for the Very Young Episode 197

197: Writing Poetry for Young Kids

Poetry for young kids has a lot in common with poetry for older readers. It’s built word by word, as poetry has no room for extraneous words. It sounds good to the ear. It gives the reader a different way to look at the world by drawing attention very closely to something.

Still, when writing for the very young, some things must be kept in mind, which is why we bring this rebroadcast today.

 

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