How to Write a Poem

Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than one hundred books, including Kwame Alexander’s How to Read a Book and How to Write a Poem, and has written and illustrated her own work. Her work has been featured in magazines, on greeting cards, and on living room walls. Melissa has received the Caldecott Honor Medal twice, among many other awards, including the Sibert Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author and artist. Melissa lives in Maine. You can visit her at melissasweet.net.

"Marvelously crafted to inspire blooming writers." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Alexander and Nikaido cleverly integrate alliteration, similes, allusions, and wordplay to model for young writers what a poem can look and sound like. The buoyant text provides ample sensory imagery and nudges readers to look, listen, hear, feel, touch, speak, and then write, offering a guide for the process of observing, imagining, and putting it all down in words." — Horn Book Magazine"A highly welcoming invitation to write that makes clear poetry is for everyone—reader and writer alike." — Publishers Weekly"An exquisite guide that inspires and encapsulates the essence of poetry." — Booklist (starred review)"Both a teaching tool for writing poetry as well as an ode to poetry itself. Highly recommended." — School Library Journal (starred review)