Episodes

  • The Sofa Ate My Father

    The Sofa Ate My Father
    May 19 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. One of my favorite things about writing poems is playing with language—especially when it comes to words or phrases that can mean more than one thing. Sometimes, we use expressions that sound perfectly normal… until you stop and really think about what they say. And when you do, well,... Read more »
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    2 mins
  • The Underwear Tree

    The Underwear Tree
    May 12 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. This poem was inspired by another poet I greatly admire—Jack Prelutsky. I had been reading his poem “As Soon as Fred Gets Out of Bed,” which is a wonderfully silly poem that features underwear. That got me thinking, “Maybe it’s time I wrote an underwear poem too.” I also... Read more »
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    3 mins
  • Mother’s Day Breakfast

    Mother’s Day Breakfast
    May 5 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. Today’s poem is all about a well-intentioned surprise that doesn’t go quite as planned. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, one young child decides to do something extra special—make breakfast and deliver it to Mom in bed. But sometimes, even the best ideas can turn into a bit... Read more »
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    2 mins
  • My Smelly Telephone

    My Smelly Telephone
    Apr 28 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. One of the things that I enjoy most about writing poems is playing with words—especially when a word sounds like something else entirely. Today’s poem is one of those where the idea came from imagining a mix-up… the kind of mix-up that might happen if you were shopping for... Read more »
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    1 min
  • An Oyster Celebration

    An Oyster Celebration
    Apr 14 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. Sometimes a poem begins with just a sound—two words that almost rhyme, or a funny phrase that gets stuck in my head. That’s what happened with today’s poem. I started playing with the sounds of two familiar words, and before long, I found myself wondering, “What if there were... Read more »
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    2 mins
  • Splash!

    Splash!
    Mar 31 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. The seasons are changing, and it feels like winter is finally over—but spring hasn’t really started yet. Where my sister lives, people like to say they have only three seasons: summer, winter, and mud. I always thought that was a funny way to describe this in-between time of year,... Read more »
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    2 mins
  • I Went for a Walk

    I Went for a Walk
    Mar 24 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt. I wanted to write a poem about nature in the springtime, especially for young reader… kids in first grade. Spring is such a fun season to explore the outdoors—you never know what kinds of animals or colors you might see! So I thought it would be fun to create... Read more »
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    1 min
  • I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun

    I Tried to Catch a Leprechaun
    Mar 17 2025
    Welcome to Poetry4kids. I’m Kenn Nesbitt With St. Patrick’s Day coming up, I thought it would be fun to write a poem about the tradition of trying to catch a leprechaun and find his pot of gold. Many kids set leprechaun traps, hoping to outsmart the tricky little creatures. But I started wondering—what if, after... Read more »
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    2 mins