Kenn Nesbitt

Kenn Nesbitt

Kenn Nesbitt

Nesbitt in 2014.
Born Owen Kenneth Glenn Nesbitt
(1962-02-20) February 20, 1962
Berkeley, Ca
Children Max and Madison
Website
www.poetry4kids.com

Kenn Nesbitt is an American children's poet.[1][2][3] On June 11, 2013 he was named Children's Poet Laureate[4][5][6] by the Poetry Foundation.

He is a writer of humorous poetry for children, including the books My Hippo Has the Hiccups and Revenge of the Lunch Ladies. Kenn Nesbitt has collaborated with poet Linda Knaus on one collection of Christmas poems entitled Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney and with children's musician Eric Herman on several CDs. His poems also appear in numerous anthologies of humorous children's poetry. Nesbitt's writing often includes imagery of outrageous happenings, before ending on a realistic note. Being children's poems, many make fun of school life.

He was born on February 20, 1962 in Berkeley, California. He grew up in Fresno and San Diego, California, United States. He wrote his first children's poem, Scrawny Tawny Skinner, in 1994. Later, he wrote several more poems. In 1997, he decided to write his first poetry book, My Foot Fell Asleep, which was published in 1998. After that, he continued to author more poetry books.

Kenn Nesbitt's poem "The Tale Of The Sun And The Moon", was used in the 2010 movie Life as We Know It (film). It was set to music by Eric Herman.

He also frequently visits schools to give poetry performances and workshops to students.

He lives in Spokane, Washington, with his wife Ann, his son Max, and his daughter Madison.

Bibliography

Anthologies

Kenn Nesbitt's poems also appear in the following anthologies.

References

  1. Time for Kids. (2009). "Words to Laugh By." In TIME for Kids, April 3, 2009. New York, TIME for Kids.
  2. Weekly Reader. (2007). "Poets Write Poems." In Weekly Reader Edition 2, Issue 22. Stamford, CT: Weekly Reader Corporation. p. 2
  3. The Poetry Foundation. (2007). "Lunchbox Poems." In Online Journal. Chicago, IL: The Poetry Foundation.
  4. "Kenn Nesbitt Named Children's Poet Laureate". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. Nesbitt, Kenn. "Children's Poet Laureate". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  6. "Meet Kenn Nesbitt, the New Children's Poet Laureate". TIME. 15 June 2013.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.