But poetry isn't just for adults. In fact, there are plenty of poems for kids that are both entertaining and enlightening. From our earliest moments, we're surrounded by poetry in the form of ...

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry. However, the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho is urging mums and ...

The poet Roger McGough introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The writer of this poem Uses a series wild and wonderful similes to describe the writer. The hearer of this ...

Six leading poets introduce and read some of their best-known poetry for children. There are two additional selections of classic poems read by Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Grace Nichols ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.