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My bookworms and I rediscovered this on our bookshelf. We‘ll be having some poetry bedtime readings this week!

April 18, is Poem in Your Pocket Day! Do you have a poem ready for your pocket?

I think I‘ll be using Emily Dickinson‘s I‘m Nobody! Who Are You?, which I memorized in fourth grade courtesy of the tagged book. But, I dunno, maybe I‘ll wear as many pockets as possible and stuff them all! #nationalpoetrymonth #childrenslibrarianlife #poetry

"I Shall Not Pass This Way Again.." This poetry book would be a great addition to a classroom library. It's filled w/ poems that'll connect w/ students' thoughts, feelings & experiences. It teaches children to be good to others in a poetic way *snaps fingers* #ucflae3414sp17 This link explains how to motivate reluctant readers with poetry http://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/2011/3/11.03.01.x.html

Something told the wild geese
It was time to go;
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered, - 'snow'.
Leaves were green and stirring,
Berries, luster-glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
Something cautioned, - 'frost'.

All the sagging orchards
Steamed with amber spice,
But each wild breast stiffened
At remembered ice.

Something told the wild geese
It was time to fly -
Summer sun was on their wings,
Winter in their cry.

I've been trying to find a good poetry book to introduce to my kids that's got a healthy mix of voices and styles, but isn't too heavy or abstract. This one is perfect. From Blake to Angelou, silly to serious, Ravens to Little Red Wheelbarrow and even a Pachycephalosaurus, this is a great starter book to learn to love the sound, look, and feeling of words.