Bones Quote by Charles Ghigna

I write poems for children to help them celebrate the joy and wonder of their world and to look at their lives from the…

— Charles Ghigna

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.

— Khalil Gibran

“Children delight in poetry if they are not frightened away by adults' fear of poetry.”

— Mary Crow

Poems infatuated with their own smarts and detached from any emotional grounding can leave the reader feeling lonely, empty and ashamed for having expected…

— Tracy K. Smith

Frankly, writing poetry for children is plain old fun, and I consider myself blessed to have such a delightful career.

— Jack Prelutsky

Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.

— Jack Prelutsky

One thing about being a children's poet or a versifier, is that there is a large market for your wares. These things really made…

— Mary Ann Hoberman

The world is so great and rich, and life so full of variety, that you can never lack occasions for poems.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poets are people who can still see the world through the eyes of children.

— Alphonse Daudet

“Although I've written a few (a very few) poems over the years, I am not a natural poet...and I remain in awe of people…

— Terri Windling

“Poetry rhymes, a song our souls need to nourish upon. Poetry is a drum, a sound our bodies wish to have. Poetry is organized,…

— Gloria D. Gonsalves

Poetry is a beautiful way of expressing feelings - happy, sad, angry, caring. It's also a way that we share with other people, to…

— Mattie Stepanek