History of American Children’s Poets – Episode 3: The 1940s

Welcome to episode 3!

In this series, Lee Bennett Hopkins takes us through a chronology of American poets for children from 1920 to 1999. Each episode focuses on the poets of a single decade, and the posts include a few sample poems, photos, and a growing timeline of poets.

We hope you’ll enjoy this journey through time with us!


See the full poem here, along with other wonderful poems by Countee Cullen.





Head over to Check It Out/ where Jone has the Poetry Friday roundup!

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