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The Live Poet Society

On this episode of Live Poet Society, host Hattie Rensberry shares readings of contemporary poetry meant for children. These include such anthologies as:
My Thoughts Are Clouds by Georgia Heard (Illustration by Isabel Roxas)
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Cast Away by Naomi Shihab Nye

Additional resources and sources are available here:
https://www.avclub.com/watch-a-man-lose-his-mind-rapping-dr-seuss-fox-in-sock-1842562020

https://readingpartners.org/blog/benefits-rhyming-hidden-genius-dr-seuss/

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/reading-resources/developing-reading-skills/time-to-rhyme.html

https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/summer-reading/articles/summer-reading-loss

https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/summerslide

Hattison Rensberry has a Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design and Drawing, but has worked for newsrooms in various capacities since 2019.<br/>She also provides Editorial Design for the Sopris Sun.
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