The thing I love most about poetry is that it’s everywhere—you can find it on the subway,  being shouted from the rooftops, and to my recent discovery, right here at the Scholastic headquarters.

As you know, April is National Poetry Month, and today we honor poetry in its tiniest, loveliest form: the haiku. To help celebrate Haiku Poetry Day, several of my inspired colleagues from an array of departments within the company channeled their inner poet by putting pen to paper. I personally think we have some budding poet laureates in the group. Bravo!

Create, educate
Red dogs and a magic bus
For my tiny girl
- Sarah Keating, National Partnerships

Twilight. The cat sleeps
Lazy tail steels, claws strike
A dream of fat mice
- Russell Thomas, Corporate Communications 

The contract calls me
Reps and warranties galore
The fun never ends
- Mark Seidenfeld, Legal & Business Affairs

The T-Rex wants friends
But it is hard to give hugs
With arms so tiny
- Laura Amon, eScholastic 

Wet nose presses cheek
Paw on shoulder, a soft bark
My  new alarm clock
- Tara Welty, Scholastic Art Magazine

N.Y.C. Weather:
Crazy Forecast—can’t predict
Wish the sun would stick!
- Toni Cruthirds, eScholastic

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