childrens poetry
Nostalgia-inducing poetry inspired by our earliest favorites; from Dr. Seuss to Mother Goose, children’s poetry is all grown up.
Passion
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By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Christmas Carol by Paul L Dunbar. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Dunbar was a writer who attained international success over all obstacles. Dunbar was born in Kentucky in 1872 to former slaves and attended high school in Dayton, Ohio, where he was the sole black student. Despite graduating with high honors and aspiring to be a writer, circumstances compelled him to work as an elevator operator. However, one schoolmate, Orville Wright, of airplane invention renown, assisted in providing financial support for Dunbar to publish his first book of poems. Success ensued, and Dunbar lived off his work until his tragically early death from tuberculosis at the age of 33. Christina Rossetti's In the Bleak Midwinter (which would be my No. 11 above) is perhaps the most well-known poem sung as a carol, but Dunbar's includes a clear command to sing with all our might. It's a cheerful Christian celebration.
By Genius Sly2 years ago in Poets
Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Talking Turkeys by Benjamin Zephaniah Christmas is not a happy time for turkeys, as the British Jamaican Benjamin Zephaniah - one of our finest dub poets and children's authors - demonstrates here with remarkable wit and aplomb. This poem, as well as the book of the same name, achieved enormous success after being published in 1994. Zephaniah was a local legend at the age of 15, noted for his stirring, socially conscious poetry, and was born in the Birmingham district of Handsworth, which he dubbed "the Jamaican capital of Europe". This is an excellent example of Zephaniah taking on a serious problem and introducing it to young people in a way that is both amusing and fun.
By Genius Sly2 years ago in Poets
