There are many reasons why poems serve as good reading material for children, which is why we created a list of funny poems for children. Those reasons include the fact that poetry helps develop a ...

April is National Poetry Month, and one author has come up with a way to make poetry fun for kids. Karen Jo Shapiro has taken the rhythms of famous poems and turned them into poetic parodies for ...

St Mary’s Lower Primary School joined schools around the world in celebrating Michael Rosen Day, an annual event aimed at making poetry fun, engaging and accessible for children, with this year’s ...

Local poet J.M. Allen offers some relatable and oftentimes insightful poetry in “Real Rhyming Poems.” The collection is both light, entertaining and deep. Allen’s rhyming poems, touching on topics ...

We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, edited by Ruth McKee, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with contributions from acclaimed authors and book industry ...

When I was growing up, I thought poetry was very serious. It took me a long time to realise that it can be fun and that anyone can do it. At its heart, poetry is about having fun with words and the ...

Childhood is a magical time, a period of wonder and innocence. It's a time when we explore the world with curious eyes and ...