Marilyn Singer has written all kinds of great books for children and young adults but poetry is her favorite. Singer is on a mission to 'knock poetry off its pedestal' and to introduce kids to the pleasing rhythms and powerful emotion of poems, but also to encourage kids to express themselves through verse. To view the full version of this and other author interviews, visit us at www.readingrockets.org, a national education service of public television station WETA. Funding is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.