Kenn Nesbitt

About Kenn Nesbitt

Children's poet from the United States who was awarded Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation in 2013.

Kenn Nesbitt is an American children's poet. On June 11, 2013, he was named the Children's Poet of the Poetry Foundation. He was the last person to receive the title before the Poetry Foundation changed its name to the Young People's Poet Award. He is a writer for children's humorous poetry, including the books My Hippo Has the Hiccups and Revenge of the Lunch Ladies. Nesbitt collaborated with poet Linda Knaus on a collection of Christmas poems called Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney and with children's musician Eric Herman on several CDs. His poems also appear in numerous collections of humorous children's poetry. Nesbitt's text often includes pictures of scandalous events, before ending with an actual note. Poems for children, many of them delight in school life. He wrote his first children's poem, "Scrawny Tawny Skinner", in 1994. In 1997, he decided to write his first book of poems, My Foot Fell Asleep, which was published in 1998.

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Trivia

He has collaborated with poet Linda Knaus on a collection of Christmas poems and with musician Eric Herman on several of his albums.

Kenn Nesbitt before fame

Scrawny Tawny Skinner, his debut children's poetry, was published in 1994.

Achievement of Kenn Nesbitt

On a collection of Christmas poetry, he collaborated with poet Linda Knaus, and on several of his CDs, he collaborated with guitarist Eric Herman.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Kenn Nesbitt family life

He is married and the father of two children.

Associations of Kenn Nesbitt

His poem The Tale Of The Sun And The Moon was featured in Josh Duhamel's 2010 film Life as We Know It.

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