Poetry Poetry is a favorite choice for many children. Poetry can be read silently, but it is best to read it aloud and enjoy the sounds of the words.
Poetry can be silly or serious.
It can tell a story or tell about an insight or a feeling. It can be as short like a haiku or long like a ballad. Poetry is one of the best ways to explore the writing of other cultures because the best poems touch those things that we all experience no matter where we live. Edward Lear wrote some of the most famous nonsense poems in the English language. The words are simply fun to say.