Kenn Nesbitt- GetLit

Local poet Kenn Nesbitt is performing as part of EWU GetLit at Aunties Bookstore Sat. April 18 3-4:30.

His website http://poetry4kids.com offers a fun place to explore poetry

Blue Lipstick : Concrete poems

Blue Lipstick: Concrete poems by John Grandits has an eye catching cover that shows off the style of concrete poems. Students in our literature classes often need to find great examples of different poetry styles and this one is fun for middle school and high school.

We also have a copy of Conversations with a poet -- the book Dr. Bradley edited and uses in her EDUC 401 class.

Barefoot: Poems for naked feet

Barefoot by Stefi Weisburd adds a joy to summertime with short poems about feet. From the tiny feet peeking out a baby picture to rubbing Mom's tired toes, this collection makes you feel like your feet are wonderful. The illustrations show single shoes lined up like sagging townhouses and frothy bubbles in a tub with toes peeking out.

Diamond Willow

Helen Frost continues her exploration of story and poems in this tale from Alaska. Diamond Willow, better know as Willow, is adventurous and good with her father's sled dogs. The shape of the poems is a diamond with a bold short text similar to the real Diamond Willow's found in nature that is a broken or hurt willow branch that forms the diamond shape on the bark. Willow in immersed in her family and yet she discovers they have secrets too.

The story has adventure, friendship and the poems make it fascinating to follow in the storyline and poetry.