Here's a few of the tweets that people have sent about #kidlit #poetry and 30 Poets/30 Days ... use these as inspiration or cut-and-paste them yourselves! To see all the poetry and kidlit-related tweets, use this link.


Rockin illustrator Lane Smith video (part 1 of 3) today on JustOneMoreBook.com http://tinyurl.com/ctsu2s #kidlit #illustration

Originally tweeted by JustOneMoreBook. If you've got something on your blog or site that others would be interested in, please share it! The strange-looking link is a "shortened" URL which saves valuable characters. To create one for any URL, you can use http://tinyurl.com, http://is.gd, or a bunch of other sites.

delzeydouble poetry treat: Rebecca Kai Dolitch in 2 places! http://tiny.cc/4SNwG and http://tiny.cc/TokFt #poetry #kidlit

Originally tweeted by Delzey . It's amazing how much info you can pack into 140 characters!

RT @Delzey: delzeydouble poetry treat: Rebecca Kai Dolitch in 2 places! http://tiny.cc/4SNwG and http://tiny.cc/TokFt #poetry #kidlit

Originally tweeted by jdp23. The RT @Delzey at the beginning means for "rewtweeting what Delzey said". Some people prefer to put the retweet information at the end or use lower case. Experiment, and discover which works better for you!

Did thy looks please so but/Then will forget constant love so/Who want breathe #poetry
Did thy looks please so/Then will beautys constant love see/This beauty bestowst all worth #poetry

Originally tweeted by netgrrl. A good example of the "Twitter verse for the twitterverse" Gregory K talks about in #poetry! Sometimes 140 characters just isn't enough :-)

Originally tweeted by MaryLeeHahn. Twitter's a great way to spreading news like this

Past tweeting points

April 1

Originally tweeted by MaryLeeHahn . It's amazing how much info you can pack into 140 characters! The strange-looking link is a "shortened" URL which saves valuable characters. To create one for any URL, you can use http://tinyurl.com, http://is.gd, or a bunch of other sites.

Jack Prelutsky's new A Little Poem For Poetry Month kicks off 30 Poets/30 Days! http://tinyurl.com/ce349n #poetry #kidlit

Originally tweeted by 30Poets30Days. Anybody who recognizes Jack Prelutsky's name or likes the title is likely to click on the link.

Reading first poem at GottaBook to kids http://tinyurl.com/ce349n #poetry #kidlit Great way to #Read Together http://tinyurl.com/ccd3st

Originally tweeted by jenndon. Two links in one tweet, impressive!

March 26-31

I've installed Twitter on all of my blogs, just in time for Poetry Month! #kidlit #poetry

Originally tweeted by asuen1. Twitter's a great way to let other people who share your interests know what you're up to.

Children's poetry book reviews for National Poetry Month from SF Chronicle - http://tinyurl.com/ca6df6 #kidlit #poetry

Originally tweeted by 30Poets30Days. The strange-looking link is a "shortened" URL which saves valuable characters. To create one for any URL, you can use http://tinyurl.com, http://is.gd, or a bunch of other sites.

RT @brownbookshelf Spreading the word on kiddie lit authors of color is...well, spreading http://tinyurl.com/dnlb9h #kidlit

Originally tweeted by Devas_T. The RT @brownbookshelf at the beginning means for "rewtweeting what brownbookshelf said". Some people prefer to put the retweet information at the end or use lower case. Figure out which you prefer.

discovered 2 new blogs of interest from @justonemorebook! http://tinyurl.com/dhb8ja & http://tinyurl.com/c2e5hs #kidlit #poetry

Originally tweeted by DebWhite. Including @justonemorebook lets people know where this useful information originally came from!