J. Patrick Lewis named new Children’s Poet Laureate
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J. Patrick Lewis named new Children’s Poet Laureate
By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
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The Chicago-based Poetry Foundation named a new Children’s Poet Laureate on Wednesday.
J. Patrick Lewis will sport the poetry crown for the next two years - and is the third person to hold the title.
He recently sat down for a conversation with Eight Forty-Eight’s Jason Marck, which you can hear by clicking the link atop the page.
In the video below, J. Patrick Lewis recites “One Cow Two Moos”.
And here, Lewis recites “Benny Said Ruby Said”.
Music Button: Pink Martini, “But Now I’m Back”, from the CD Splendor in the Grass, (Heinz)