National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month and there are many, many wonderful poetry books available at the Newport Public Library. Here are a few new books you may want to check out:

The Swamps of Sleethe: Poems From Beyond the Solar System by Jack Prelutsky

On Fabled Gazook

On fabled Gazook
You'll be showered with praise,

The toast and delight

Of the local gourmets.

The cooks of Gazook

Will reduce you to powder,

And use you to flavor

Their savory chowder.

Brother's & Sisters: Family Poems by Eloise Greenfield

A Sister Coming Home

All summer long,

I've had no one to tease,

my sister spent the summer

with our Aunt Louise.

I've saved up all my teases,

don't know which to choose,

should I hide her bedspread

or put peanuts in her shoes?

Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat edited by Nikki Giovanni

Books (by Eloise Greenfield)

I've got

books on the bunk bed

books on the chair

books on the couch

And every old where

But I want more books

just can't get enough

want more books about

All kinds of stuff...