How to Read and Write Poems

by Margaret Ryan

A discussion of what poetry is, how to read it, write it, and use rhyme, rhythm, and poetic forms including haiku and limericks.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

63 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 1991

About the author

Margaret Ryan is a former teacher who has written over eighty books for children between the ages of five and eleven. She loves to enthuse children about books and won a Scottish Arts Council Award for her book, The Queen's Birthday Hat. She always includes the children in her audience by dressing them up as the characters in her story. She believes that author visits should be fun. She has had children's stories on T.V. and radio, and has also been commissioned to write books for schools, children's poetry, and a series of books for reluctant readers. Her books are translated into many different languages.