My guest today on Poetry from Daily Life is Kenn Nesbitt, who lives in Spokane ... "Hey Diddle Diddle" or "Hickory Dickory ...

The Poetry Foundation announced Tuesday that “Revenge of the Lunch Ladies” author Kenn Nesbitt will be its next ... an idea or an emotion into a short and memorable ‘package’ that can ...

When Kenn Nesbitt was kid, car rides didn't include a Nintendo 3DS and an iPad. “I have two brothers, and we would fight a lot in the car,” said Nesbitt, who’s 51. His dad learned pretty ...

Vinegar and good red ink. Witch, witch, where do you sleep? You have to love a poem that's short and sweet, and that's exactly what you'll get with this little ditty by Emma Walsh. The poem ...

Everyone, that is, except for Kenn ... poetry as a kid, but we didn’t study it in school. I don’t remember ever reading a poem in school, and I certainly didn’t write it.” So Nesbitt ...

Which is one reason to applaud the work of writers such as Kenn Nesbitt. A former Children's Poet Laureate, an honor bestowed by the Poetry Foundation, Nesbitt has written several collections of ...

And some people celebrate children’s poetry week. Kenn Nesbitt, the Spokane author named children’s poet laureate this week by the Poetry Foundation, has a smaller-scale ambition: Poetry Minute.

One of my strongest poetry memories took place at a black ... Harrison, Sara Holbrook, Alan Katz, Irene Latham, George Ella Lyon, Kenn Nesbitt, Eric Ode, Michael Salinger, Darren Sardelli, Eileen ...

That's the formula that poet Kenn Nesbitt uses in an attempt to get young students to love reading — and just maybe, writing — poetry. Nesbitt brought his philosophy to Lincoln Elementary ...

Colton Elementary students learn about poetry and how to write it from author Kenn Nesbitt, of Spokane Wednesday in Colton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lewiston Tribune, Barry Kough) ...