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Mirror, Mirror, and Other Hard Questions: Poems for Children

Mirror, Mirror, and Other Hard Questions: Poems for Children

Hello all! When my kids were young I wrote a bunch of children's poems and published a handful .  When my first grandchild was born in Nov. 2023, I resumed. Below is a short sampling  -- some new, some old. Thanks for taking a look. Oh, and publishers, if you're interested, I have maybe 200 more like this.
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Published Children's Poems

Hello all! When my kids were young I wrote a bunch of children's poems and published a handful.  When my first grandchild was born in Nov. 2023, I resumed. Published poems are below. A short sampling of others is here . Though some of these were published as humor in newspapers, they were all written for children (with the possible exception of  "The Dream Team," which was topical in Toronto). I've omitted other published light verse that's really not for a children's audience. Images of those that lack links (or are paywalled) are below the list. Click to enlarge. Published Poems, 1994-2024 "Feast" -- Little Thoughts Press, Issue 12:  Better Together! , 12/15/25 (full issue pdf here ) "What's Left Behind" and "Over the Fence" --  Balloon Lit. Journal , 12/31/24 "Making Dirt" --  Green Child Magazine , Fall 2024 "At the Museum -- Rainy Day Poems , February 2024 "Herd Instinct" --  Wall Street Journal ,...

Feast

In Little Thoughts Press, Issue 12, Better Together

In The New York Times, 7/13/97: Shapeshifter

View in  The New York Times , 7/13/97 (subscription required)

Published Children's Poems

Though some of these were published as humor in newspapers, they were all written for children (with the possible exception of  "The Dream Team," which was topical in Toronto). I've omitted other published light verse that's really not for children. Images of those that lack links (or are paywalled) are below. Click to enlarge. Published Poems, 1994-2024 "Feast" -- Little Thoughts Press, Issue 12: Better Together! , 12/15/25  "What's Left Behind" and "Over the Fence" -- Balloon Lit. Journal , 12/31/24 "Making Dirt" -- Green Child Magazine , Fall 2024 "At the Museum" -- Rainy Day Poems "Herd Instinct" -- Wall Street Journal , 9/22/06 "Upstairs, Downstairs" -- New York Times , 3/22/04 "With the Flow" -- Cricket , 6/02 "Star Tech" -- Boys' Quest , 9/99 "Sidewalk Date" -- Cricket , 8/98 "Already Ready" -- Ranger Rick , 8/97 "Smart Money" -- New Y...

When the Raptors were new

 

In Green Child Magazine, Fall 2024: "Making Dirt"

 View in Green Child

In Balloon Lit Journal, 12/30/24: "What's Left Behind" and "Over the Fence"

 View in Balloon Lit. Vol. 16