New Children's Poet Laureate Announced!

MARY ANN HOBERMAN

Here’s some great news: Mary Ann Hoberman has just been named the second Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Hooray!!! Mary Ann is one of my favorite children’s poets. Read more about Mary Ann and her poetry here.

Here are two Wild Rose Reader posts about Mary Ann Hoberman:

• POETRY FRIDAY: The Poetry of Mary Ann Hoberman
• More Mary Ann Hoberman This post includes links to an interview with Mary Ann, an article Mary Ann wrote about self-censorship for PEN, and the NCTE profile of this award-winning children’s poet.