childrens poetry
Nostalgia-inducing poetry inspired by our earliest favorites; from Dr. Seuss to Mother Goose, children’s poetry is all grown up.
Creole In The Jungle
Creole in the Jungle: a Caribbean Counting Rhyme from Belize, Central America by Nancy Hines Bailey (MiNanci) The rhythm is an adaptation of the old counting rhyme: Over in the Meadow by Olive A. Wadsworth . In this lively counting rhyme readers will learn the Creole name for each of the animals mentioned. The mother is named in English and her children “pikney” in Creole. Creole in the Jungle is a wonderful way to learn to count, get a flavor for another culture and peek into the jungle. Have fun and enjoy!
By NJ Hines Bailey5 years ago in Poets
On the charming & irreverent poetry of childhood
In Beyond The Pleasure Principle Sigmund Freud describes how he observed his young grandson playing a game in which he would throw his toys, or any little thing, away into the corner of the room or under the bed, uttering a forlorn or angry cry as he did so, which Freud took to mean “gone” or “away” (fort in the original German).
By C S Hughes5 years ago in Poets
