Books on the craft Poem-Making: Ways to Begin Writing Poetry by Myra Cohn Livingston Poemcrazy by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge Crafting Poetry by John Drury
Highlight’s Working Retreat: Lyrical Picture Books and Poetry September 26-29, 2024 Sudipta Bardhan-Quallan, Georgia Heard, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and Leeza Hernandez will create and connect with you during this Working Retreat, with sessions on lyrical word choice, to rhyme (or not), leaving room for your illustrator, poetry and more.
Books referenced A Song For Gwendolyn Brooks by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Xia Gordon A Stone is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Mare Martin Being Frog written and photographed by April Pulley Sayre Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench by Lydia Lukidis, illustrated by Juan Calle Giant Squid by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann Mushroom Rain by Laura K. Zimmermann, illustrated by Jamie Green Not a Monster by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez, illustrated by Laura González One Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Barnard Booth, illustrated by Stephanie Fizer Coleman Poetry for Young People: American Poetry (“Harlem Hopscotch” by Maya Angelou) edited by John Hollander, illustrated by Sally Wern Comport Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes edited by David Roessel & Arnold Rampersad, illustrated by Benny Andrews Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks Something About the Sky by Rachel Carson, illustrated by Nikki McClure Where We Come From by Diane Wilson, Sun Yung Shin, Shannon Gibney, John Coy, illustrated by Dion MBD