Poetry Books--Falling Up

Falling Up

Shel Silverstein
1996

Shel Silverstein has captured the minds and made us laugh with a full book of poems in "Falling Up".  He entertains us with hilarious poetry surrounding the elements of childhood. 

I couldn't not include one of my favorites poets and writers this week on Poetry Books.  As I child I loved the poetry of Shel Silverstein.  I found myself reading them over and over and always laughing.  I think, as a child, I could relate to some of these antics he writes about in his poems.  I enjoy using these in my teaching as well.