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Compiling a list of the poems for kids is a delicate task. Everybody, after all, has their favourites, wrapped up in cherished memories of childhood. No doubt we’ve failed to do justice to some real classics. Nonetheless, here are ten poems that represent some of the greatest voices in children’s literature.<\/p>
If your kids are big readers, check out our list of the best children’s books about music<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p> Not only are we unsure quite what this poem is getting at – is it really about love? – but even the words themselves are of questionable meaning.<\/p> In particular, the word \u2018runcible\u2019 was entirely made up by Lear who, as well as using it to describe a spoon, applied it to his hat, a wall and his cat. And nobody has a clue what it actually means – which is exactly the point. One of the most vivid and charming examples of Victorian nonsense poetry, ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ <\/strong><\/a>is embedded in the national psyche, with many a grown-up able to recite it from beginning to end.<\/p> Among the musical settings of this poem was this waterbound opera, presented by the ROH2 in 2012.<\/p> Best poems for kids<\/h2>
1. The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear<\/strong><\/h3>