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New links that have been added to this page are marked with an *.

 

* Thanks to Dianne Cook who has provided the following links for readers of this blog.

Here’s an interesting post on children’s poetry in America http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com.au/

For any humorous poetry fans out there, you might want to check out THE FUNEVERSE. It’s a free resource for schools and children where poets, illustrators and kids come together to exercise their creative funny bones and write funny verse. http://www.thefuneverse.com

This is the website of Emma Press, UK, which offers a newsletter letting readers know of poetry competitions in the UK and what else is happening there in poetry http://theemmapress.com

* March Madness Poetry (#MMPoetry)

http://www.thinkkidthink.com/

This is the website of Ed de Cario who for the past three years has run an online competition March Madness Poetry (#MMPoetry) which is “an event designed to bring the excitement of the NCAA March Madness tournament to the world of kids’ poetry. 64 poets from around the world participate in the event; together, these poets write 126 new kids’ poems in just 21 days: IT’S MADNESS!”

Competitions:

Don’t forget to check out our ‘Competitions‘ page for upcoming submission deadlines.

Other competition links include:

• Ipswich Poetry Festival – poetry writing competition for school students http://www.ipswichpoetryfeast.com.au/
• Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Awards http://www.dorothea.com.au
• * Winning Writers – Competitions and more http://winningwriters.com/

 

World Poetry Day:

The United Nations describes poetry as another facet of the dialogue among cultures. World Poetry Day (March 21) is a celebration of the contribution made to society by poetry.

Website: www.un.org/en/events/poetryday/

 

Collections and Anthologies:

The following publishers have published collections and/or anthologies of Australian children’s poetry since 2000:

• Triple D Books http://www.tripledbooks.com.au/
• Walker Books Australia http://www.walkerbooks.com.au
• Random House Books Australia      http://www.randomhouse.com.au
• Interactive Publications http://www.ipoz.biz
• ABC Books http://www.hachette.com.au
• Kindamindi Publications http://www.kindamindi.com.au
• Pitt Street Poetry http://pittstreetpoetry.com/

 

Australian Poets Online:

• Australian children’s poet, Sophie Masson, talks about the role of poetry in her life  (Featured on Writer Unboxed)  http://writerunboxed.com/2014/03/10/poetry-for-children/

 

Articles on Australian Poetry:

• * There is a great article on poetry for children in the May 2014 Books for Keeps. http://content.yudu.com/A2skgk/BfKNo205Mar14/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fbooksforkeeps.co.uk%2Fissue%2F205

 

Poetry Writing Tips:

• * Poetry 4 Kids www.poetry4kids.net Poet Sherryl Clark provides tips on poetry writing
• * Scholastic – poetry writing tips and teacher’s resources www.teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry

 

Poetry Links (in general):

New links that have been added are  listed first *.

• * National Literacy and Numeracy Week www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au
• * Children’s Book Council of Australia http://cbca.org.au/
• * Jack Prelutsky – award winning US children’s poet’s fun and colourful site http://jackprelutsky.com/
• * Poets Union Inc.-  representing Australian poets. Hosts Broadway Poetry Prize. www.poetsunion.com
• * Poems for the People www.netpoets.com
• The Children’s Poetry Archive http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do
• Children’s Poetry Bookshelf (UK) http://www.childrenspoetrybookshelf.co.uk/
• Children’s poetry archive http://poetryarchive.org
• Poetry 4 Kids www.poetry4kids.net
• Fizzy Funny Fuzzy http://www.fizzyfunnyfuzzy.com
• The Little Bitch from Down Under http://jendi.bowmeow.com.au/poetry1.html
• Australian Poetry Library http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poems-theme-occasion/poems-for-kids
• King Poetry http://kingpoetry.com/
• SYS Australian Poetry http://www.yarrileess.eq.edu.au/home/ngilm6/Poetry/aussie.html
• Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Awards http://www.dorothea.com.au
• Children’s Poetry http://famousliteraryworks.com/childrens_poetry_resource_index.htm
• About.com Children’s Books http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/poetry/tp/poetry.htm
• Australian Poetry Library: www.poetrylibrary.educ.au
• The Red Room: www.redroomcompany.org
• Oz Kids in Print: www.ozkids.com.au
• Giggle Poetry: http://www.gigglepoetry.com/
• Poetry everywhere: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/
• Web English Teacher: http://www.webenglishteacher.com/poetry.html
• Poetry: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/outloud/

 

On the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge site, there is a poetry category for most age divisions:

*stage 3/4 – poetry https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/booklist/listBooksByGenre.html?genreId=15&levelId=2

*stage 5/6 – poetry https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/booklist/listBooksByGenre.html?genreId=15&levelId=3

*stage 7-9 – poetry https://products.schools.nsw.edu.au/prc/booklist/listBooksByGenre.html?genreId=15&levelId=4

 

Where to Buy Children’s Poetry Books:

• Australian Online Bookshop http://www.bookworm.com.au/Books/Australian-Childrens-Poetry.aspx
• National Library of Australia Bookshop http://bookshop.nla.gov.au/category/childrens-poetry-2739.do
• Fishpond.com.au http://www.fishpond.com.au/c/Books/q/Poetry+Children%27s
• Macmillan http://us.macmillan.com/all/editorslist/Childrens/PoetryBooksforChildren

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Reviews of Children’s Poetry Books:

• Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1340.Best_children_s_poetry_books
• * Other reviews can also be found on this site’s Reviews page.

 

Australian Children’s Poets’ Websites  (alphabetical order):

NB: Bios for Australian children’s poets listed on this website can be viewed at Poets A-Z

Duncan Ball            http://www.duncanball.com.au

Dianne (Di) Bates http://www.enterprisingwords.com.au

Janeen Brian         http://janeenbrian.com/

Mark Carthew       http://www.markcarthew.com.au/

Sherryl Clark        http://www.sherrylclark.com

Bill Condon           http://www.enterprisingwords.com.au

Meredith Costain http://www.meredithcostain.com

Vashti Farrer       http://www.vashtifarrer.com/

Dale Harcombe   http://www.daleharcombe.com

Libby Hathorn     http://www.libbyhathorn.com

Steven Herrick     http://www.stevenherrick.com.au

Jackie Hosking    http://jackiehoskingpio.wordpress.com

Doug MacLeod      http://www.dougmacleod.com.au

Geoffrey McSkimming http://geoffreymcskimming.com

Lorraine Marwood http://lorrainemarwood.com

Teena Raffa-Mulligan http://teenaraffamulligan.com

Sally Odgers       http://www.sallyodgers.com

Helen Ross         http://www.helenross.com.au

Claire Saxby       http://members.optusnet.com.au/merck/

Stephen Whiteside http://www.stephenwhiteside.com.au

Edel Wignell      http://www.edelwignell.com.au