My interview with Kenn Nesbitt, who is an American children’s poet and humorist, and author of more than 20 books for kids. In 2013, he was named Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. His website, poetry4kids.com is the most visited children’s poetry site on the internet.

Kenn talks about how he loves to twist children's brains with impossible ideas, how he rewrites each line in his head 10 times, yet sometimes the best idea is the first idea, where he gets the inspiration from for his funny poems, why he thinks poems are a delivery vehicle for jokes, and why, though he doesn't tackle the difficult subjects of life, his aim is to turn children into readers, and ultimately writers.

Listen in for the current favorite poem on his website today, the list of poets and poems who influenced him, and how he only started writing poetry in his 30s (which means there's hope for all us late bloomers yet!). 

Kenn's influences

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