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
![Getting the Gig: A Two-Night Mini on Speaking Opportunities for Storytellers](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/gig-course-graphic-400x284.jpg)
Getting the Gig: A Two-Night Mini on Speaking Opportunities for Storytellers
Starts: August 6, 2024
![Writing for the Educational Market: A 6-Week Online Program](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sold-out-400x284.jpg)
Writing for the Educational Market: A 6-Week Online Program
Starts: August 15, 2024
![Successful School Visits: A Three Part Online Course](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/school-visits-featured-400x284.jpg)
Successful School Visits: A Three Part Online Course
Starts: August 29, 2024
![Working Retreat: Experienced Storytellers In-Company](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/critique-e1710429039951-400x284.jpg)
Working Retreat: Experienced Storytellers In-Company
Starts: September 11, 2024
![Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Fall)](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/just-do-it-400x284.jpg)
Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Fall)
Starts: September 17, 2024
![The Crash Course in Children’s Book Publishing (Fall)](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/crash-featured-course-graphic-400x284.jpg)
The Crash Course in Children’s Book Publishing (Fall)
Starts: September 24, 2024
![Working Retreat: Lyrical Picture Books and Poetry](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/lyrical-400x281.jpg)
Working Retreat: Lyrical Picture Books and Poetry
Starts: September 26, 2024
![Working Retreat: Novels in Verse](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/intro-novels-in-verse-400x284.jpg)
Working Retreat: Novels in Verse
Starts: October 6, 2024
![Revising Your Novel in Verse: An Online Course](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/heart-book-400x281.jpg)
Revising Your Novel in Verse: An Online Course
Starts: October 9, 2024
![Working Retreat: Picture Book Authors and Illustrators](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/artists-course-graphic-400x284.jpg)
Working Retreat: Picture Book Authors and Illustrators
Starts: November 10, 2024
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
![3 Questions With Irene Latham and Charles Waters About Writing Poetry + Creating Poetry Anthologies](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/feat-irene.jpg)
3 Questions With Irene Latham and Charles Waters About Writing Poetry + Creating Poetry Anthologies
![3 Questions With Laura Shovan About Using Breaks and Blank Spaces in Your Verse Novel or Poetry](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shovan-feat.jpg)
3 Questions With Laura Shovan About Using Breaks and Blank Spaces in Your Verse Novel or Poetry
![Conveying and Understanding Emotions Through Powerful Poetry: A Verse Novel Example](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/feat-land-of-cranes.jpg)
Conveying and Understanding Emotions Through Powerful Poetry: A Verse Novel Example
![Podcast: Charles Waters and Irene Latham Talk Poetry for Kids](https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/charles-irene.jpg)