Friday, April 13, 2012

Happy Birthday, Lee Bennett Hopkins!

Happy Birthday,
Lee Bennett Hopkins!
(April 13, 1938)
(I think it most appropriate that Lee Bennett Hopkins
--aka Mister Poetry Man--was born in the month of April.)

A star danced
and under that
was I born.
~ William Shakespeare
Then poetry did a jig!!!!!

Mining with a Jeweler’s Eye: The Work of Lee BennettHopkins By Janet Wong and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
5Q Poet Interview Series: Lee Bennett Hopkins (Poetry for Children)
PASSTHE POETRY, PLEASE!: A Wild Rose Reader Interview with Lee Bennett Hopkins

LeeBennett Hopkins: WHY POETRY?

PoetryMakers - Lee Bennett Hopkins (The Miss Rumphius Effect)

Chatting with Poetry Man Lee Bennett Hopkins (Jama Rattigan)
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3 comments:

  1. jamaApril 13, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Hooray for Lee! Yes, it was definitely in the stars that he was born in April :)!

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  2. Bridget R. WilsonApril 13, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    Happy Birthday, indeed! He's done so much to further the enjoyment of children's poetry.

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  3. AnonymousApril 13, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    Dear Elaine:

    Thank you for this post.

    I miss laughing with you.

    I'm off to dance the jig ... in your honor.

    Hugs. Lee www.leebennetthopkins.com

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