Bobbi Katz


April is National Poetry Month


It's a wonderful time to schedule a visit with a poet. I make very few school visits because of writing projects, so please book early if you are interested.

April 7
Poets House, 72 Spring Street, New York, NY will feature Bobbi in Once Around the Sun and Beyond: A reading and workshop for Kids at 11:00am--FREE!

April 20
Sophie Finn Elementary School
Kingston, NY
NY Poetry Festival

April 23
Bronx Zoo
Featured poet at the 4th Annual Poetry Safari

May 1
Chicago International Reading Association Featured Author

May 2 at 2pm
Book signing at Harcourt booth I.R.A.

May 9
Sophie Finn Elementary School
Kingston, NY
NY Poetry Festival

May 13
Woodstock Poetry Society
Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY
Hosted by Phillip Levine and featuring myself and Carol Graser

School Visits

Teachers, Librarians & Parents


Author Visits

* To make kids fall in love with language using rhythm, word play and movement.

* To clarify the difference between poetry and prose.

* To help students use words to express feelings and make fresh observations of the world.

* To show the stages of how an author's words become a book.

Workshops for Educators

* To make you comfortable with poetry.

* To show how to integrate poetry into curriculum.

For More Information & Bookings:
Bobbi Katz
82 Riverview
Port Ewen, NY 12466
Phone: 845-338-8163
E-mail: bobbikatz@aol.com





















Recent Works

Poetry
Trailblazers: Poems of Exploration
Illustrated by Carin Berger; Greenwillow/Harper Collins 2007
Once Around the Sun
illustrated by LeUyen Pham; Harcourt Books 2006
Pocket Poems
illustrated by Marilyn Hafner; Dutton March 2004
A Rumpus of Rhymes: A Book of Noisy Poems
illustrated by Susan Estelle Kwas; Dutton 2001
We the People
illustrated by Nina Crews; Greenwillow/Harper Collins 2000
Could We Be Friends? Poems for Pals
illustrated by Joung Un Kim; Mondo Publishing 1997
Professional Books
Partner Poems for Building Fluency
Scholastic Professional Books 2006
25 Great Grammar Poems with Activities
Scholastic Professional Books 2000
Poems Just For Us! With Cross-Curriculum Activities
Scholastic Professional Books 1996
Prose
Period Pieces: stories for girls
Selected by Deak and Litchman; HarperCollins 2003



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