Twenty-one Distichs about Children
    by Eli Siegel


Leila Rosen has shared a favorite poem by Eli Siegel, which can be found with other poems of his at aestheticrealism.com.

 

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Twenty-One Distichs About Children

A distich is a unit of verse consisting of two lines.


 

Leila Rosen writes, "I'm a NYC English teacher, and love studying poetry with my students. Whenever I come upon a poem that shows a desire to understand and respect the depths of the human self, with all its complexity, and does so MUSICALLY, I treasure it. The poem does exactly this. In its comprehension of what goes on in a child, it is one of the kindest poems I know. Read it and see for yourself!"