Writing pleasure often comes in the form of poetry and there's a great new book to help. Scholastic's How to Write Poetry is by Paul Janeczko a man whose work I've watched for years. His own poetry is powerful, he compiles exquisitely, and when I learned he's taught poetry workshops throughout the world, I wasn't a bit surprised. Janeczko gives warm up ideas, warns of beginning pitfalls and shares his own creative process. He takes writers on an exciting journey which combines the art and craft of many different poetry options.
Many young writers seek publication.
Two resources from Writer's Digest can help. The Writer's Essential Guide to punctuation, spelling, style, usage and grammar is an easy to read, well-indexed book that's useful for young adults to adults. When polish is finished, marketing begins. Both my children published poems with helpful writing and marketing hints from Kathy Henderson's Market Guide for Young Writers. Now in it's fifth edition, the book offers help for writing and editing a manuscript for submission.