Ten Classic Poems for Adults and Children Alike |
10 classic children's poems to appeal to children of all ages!
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Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll (1870-1953)
http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html -
The Rainbow by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
http://www.storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/rainbow.htm -
The Listeners by Walter de la Mare (1873-1958): hhttp://oldpoetry.com/opoem/6306-Walter-de-la-Mare-The-Listeners
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The Song of Wandering Aengus by W.B Yeats (1865-1939):
http://www.poetry-archive.com/y/the_song_of_wandering_aengus.html -
Jim, who Ran Away from His Nurse and was Eaten by a Lion by Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953):
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/jim/ -
Eletelephony by Laura Richards (1850-1943):
http://www.reelyredd.com/0208eletelephony.htm -
The Jumblies by Edward Lear (1812-1888):
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html -
The Visitor by Ian Serraillier (1912-1994):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/ian-serraillier-the-visitor-poem-only/8842.html (Video Clip of poem reading) -
Cats Sleep Anywhere by Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965):
http://www.catquotes.com/catssleepanywhere.htm -
Tich Miller by Wendy Cope:
http://tryingtobegerman.blogspot.com/2009/03/tich-miller-by-wendy-cope-1945.html
