It’s not necessary to write poetry for children. Write it for anyone, and children will find themselves in it.

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And the point is that the poet is doing with elegance just what children do themselves. Children savor language—words, new words, unfamiliar words, challenging words—and play with it, juggle words about for the sound of them.

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