The words can come from a memory, or a dream, or something I see or hear or wonder about or imagine. Maybe there's a place where words live, where our minds and hearts can go and find them when we want to write or read. I like to imagine that there is such a place. I call it "The Land of Words."

An anthology of poems about the United States, plus "Toolbox tips" that help the reader understand poetry and how poems are written.

A collection of simple poems about such animals as lions, hummingbirds, dogs, alligators, and seagulls.

The famous poem, taken from The collected poems of Langston Hughes (c1994), illustrated with watercolors.

A collection of poems that celebrates the seasons, with illustrations for each season by a different Minnesota artist.

A poem which calls upon all creatures to give glory and praise to the Creator.