Marilyn Singer is the 2015 winner of the NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award, joining a distinguished group of poets that NCTE has recognized since 1977. She has published over 100 books for children and young adults in different genres, including 30 poetry collections (with several more in progress or forthcoming in 2016). Her work tackles a wide variety of topics— US presidents, animals, astronomy, meteorology, celebrations— and poetic formats— triolets, cinquains, villanelles, and sonnets. She even created her own poetic format, the reverso. Her work has won numerous awards and has been placed on many notable book lists. We were fortunate to interview her and hear about her writing quirks (e.g. printing her poems on yellow legal pads), her creative process (writing anywhere— coffee shops, parks, doctors’ offices, the subway), and her evolution as a writer. We invite you to learn more about Marilyn Singer, a fascinating and talented poet who is always learning and growing in her craft.
Click here to read this article, by Nancy L. Hadaway and Terrell Young, from Language Arts.
