While strolling through Brookline Village this morning, my whole family stopped to admire an awesome display of poetry in the windows of The Children’s Book Shop. Typed poems are printed on large poster boards along with the signature of each poet. Best of all, this public exhibition of poetry is written by children in grades K to 8.

After some online sleuthing, I learned that the poems displayed were winners of the annual Children’s Book Shop Poetry contest, held in honor of National Poetry Month in April. I photographed several of my favorite poems, but a complete listing can be found on the contest’s webpage.

The awning of The Children’s Book Shop in Brookline Village, Massachusetts

A great conversation piece poem for young children: “What else can you think of that roars?”

A poem of familial gratitude

A perfect poem for summer

Short, sweet, savory, hilarious!