History of American Children’s Poets – Episode 4: The 1950s

Welcome to episode 4!

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!



For an in-depth look at this poet, see also the NCTE Spotlight Series: David McCord.


For an in-depth look at this poet, see also the NCTE Spotlight Series: Karla Kuskin.

For an in-depth look at this poet, see also the NCTE Spotlight Series: Myra Cohn Livingston.

For an in-depth look at this poet, see also the NCTE Spotlight Series: John Ciardi.

For an in-depth look at this poet, see also the NCTE Spotlight Series: Mary Ann Hoberman.

See also this post featuring Robert Frost.



Head over to Jama’s Alphabet Soup where Jama is serving the Poetry Friday roundup!

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