Kenn nesbitt poems for black history month

  • A Funny Christmas – Poem by Kenn Nesbitt.
  • Kenn Nesbitt, former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate, is celebrated for blending humor and heart in his poetry for children.
  • Welcome Kenn Nesbitt author of numerous books of poetry for children, including The Tighty-Whitey Spider and My Hippo Has the Hiccups.

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    A Funny Christmas – Poem by Kenn Nesbitt

    and I put them on a plate,

    and I set them out for Santa Claus,

    except for one inom ate.

    and inom couldn’t ganska resist…

    so inom ate another one

    that inom was sure would not be missed.

    I knew it wouldn’t matter

    if I only ate one more.

    Then inom gobbled up another one.

    Why not? That’s only four.

    I accidentally dropped

    another couple on the ground.

    I knew Santa wouldn’t want them

    so inom swiftly scarfed them down.

    Another couple disappeared.

    I may have eaten those,

    though I couldn’t say for certain,

    but inom guess that’s how it goes.

    I figured four was likely more

    than Santa Claus would need

    so I polished off another few

    with unexpected speed.

    Before inom knew what happened

    all the damage had been done,

    and I realized I’d accidentally

    eaten every one.

    I guess it’s best, since Santa

    sort of needs to watch his weight.

    When he visits us this Christmas

    I sure hope he likes the plate.

    Santa can read this poem and many o

  • kenn nesbitt poems for black history month

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    Author: Kenn Nesbitt

    Kenn Nesbitt, former U.S. Children's Poet Laureate, is celebrated for blending humor and heart in his poetry for children. Known for books such as "My Cat Knows Karate" and "Revenge of the Lunch Ladies," he captivates young readers globally.

    Iggy Borborygmus

    Can you believe I wrote an entire poem just so you could learn a new, funny word. Well, I did, and that word is “borborygmus.” A borborygmus is not only a funny-sounding word, but it&#;s also the sound your tummy makes when it rumbles, usually because of gas moving in your intestines.

    When I sat down to write today, my own tummy started grumbling loudly. That happens sometimes when I&#;m hungry, but today, my tummy was making a lot of noise and I have no idea why. It got me thinking about all the funny and strange sounds our stomachs can make, and that’s how Iggy was born!

    In this poem, I had fun playing with words, using assonance, which is where you repeat vowel sounds like “clearly hear” and “loud,

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    When Kenn Nesbitt found out he would be the new Children’s Poet Laureate, he said he was “floored.” We’re not sure why. After all, the poet has published over a dozen books and collections of poetry and has endeared himself to kids across the country with his instinctual ability to make them laugh. Known for his raucous, rollicking rhymes, Nesbitt has tackled everything from bedtime and school lunch to invisible dragons and skateboarding hamsters, turning each into a wild ride of wit and whimsy. In his hands, even homework—the holy grail of all things unfunny—becomes a hilarious romp. We recently spoke with Nesbitt by phone about humorous poetry, his former life as a computer programmer, and why working with kids is magic. NEA: What do you remember as your earliest experience with the arts? KENN NESBITT: My earliest memories of appreciation of poetry and the literary arts was Dr. Seuss. When I was a kid, we not only had the books, we had the LP records. So I could listen to