POETRY ~ Genre

Celebrating Poetry

Poetry is one genre of children’s literature that both adults and children can receive equal benefit from. There are an endless number of hidden benefits in exposing children to a diverse selection of poetry at an early age. The mind of a child is the perfect place for poetry to grow. Children are all young poets; they just need help to realize their potential. Poetry for children is a way to access areas of their imagination and grow as critical thinkers, and poems should be a part of every child’s life. Poetry is a great vehicle for learning how complex thoughts, humorous ideas, deep emotions, or entire narratives can be expressed with a few carefully chosen words. Poetry is natural to children. They speak poetry themselves, unwittingly spilling out metaphors of the most surprising and engaging kind. Good poems do the same thing.

Autobiographical

Limerick

Couplet

Triplet

Quatrain

Cinquain

Diamante

Haiku