Hard to believe it’s been over a year since I started my children’s poetry YouTube channel. Big thanks to everyone who has watched, liked, and/or shared any of my videos! More #kidlit poems coming soon… My YouTube: youtube.com/@stefankidspoe… #poetry #poetrycommunity

From stones to feathers 💎🪽 a waved Icarus pattern with tropical colors taking flight 🦩🦜 #handmade #artist #PortlandOR

Just received a couple beautiful handmade notebooks by Moran Press in the mail! These notebooks are finely crafted with quality materials and they bring me so much joy. Highly recommend! ✍️✨ #WritingCommunity #Notebooks

Our autumn submission window (open for 10 days from August 16th until August 26th) will be on the same theme of Imagine the Future. We’ll be looking for positive poetry and wonderful illustrations to inspire children in their own creative endeavours. dirigibleballoon.org/poem/Autumn-Up…

“If you live in Gaza, you die several times.” Just finished reading Forest of Noise by Mosab Abu Toha. Haunting, heartbreaking poems bearing witness to horrific war and occupation. A book that finds, amidst so much suffering, love for family, home—things taken away. 🍉 #poetry

Lately I’m inspired by the work of Beatrice Alemagna. Such an incredible illustrator/storyteller. Do you have a fav Alemagna book? #kidlit #amreading

Happy 4th birthday to The Dirigible Balloon 🎈! Over 2000 poems by almost 500 poets, free around the world, plus 2 anthologies. Wow! Congrats, Jonathan Humble 🎈! I can’t wait to see what new heights the Dirigible Balloon reaches in the *next* 4 years. 🎈

A poem I return to again and again. “Years of Experience with Bows and Arrows” by Olav H. Hauge, translated by Robert Bly #poetry #poetrycommunity

Made some colorful bookmarks for the end of summer! 🔖📚☀️

Ready to meet some new words and fall in love? ❤️ Little Thoughts Press’ Stirring Words issue is packed with poems, stories, and illustrations for children by talented word lovers. Preorder your copy! checkout.square.site/buy/BQCIBTN36Q…

Possible Reasons a Pigeon Flew Down My Chimney and is Sitting in My Living Room

I love this #picturebook by Hyewon Yum. It’s a brilliant story about making friends and embracing the things that make us unique. A book I’ve read and re-read multiple times. ✨ #kidlit

We're on a mission to provide free-to-view, easily accessible, quality poetry via dirigibleballoon.org #PoetryForChildren #DirigibleBalloon Over 2000 poems from 500 poets worldwide 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

Are there any books that you return to again and again for inspiration? One of mine is Supposing…, an oddball book of #kidlit prose poems by Alastair Reid. #poetry

Wrote this did I years ago …

Such a fun read by the brilliant Rob Walton! 🐭

I have a new short poem video for kids! In this video I illustrated my tic-tac-toe poem which appeared in the last flight of The Dirigible Balloon 🎈. Join the silly battle of wits! 🧠 #poetry #poetryforkids #kidlit Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/grzHHut…

Hard to believe the first day of school is here already for some kids! Resharing my short poem video about the excitement of the new school year! 🚌✏️ Watch here: youtube.com/shorts/sJ4r5QC… #BackToSchool #poetry #kidlit

Three galaxies swirling around black holes 🌀🌀🌀 A little paper marbling experiment for Marbled Monday 🎨 #crafts #art #handmade

For many of our students, this is the week! Thank you for the fun poem, Stefan!🥳