Description

Home to over 60,000 volumes, the Poet's House collection is among the most comprehensive, open-stacks collections of poetry in the United States. The Constance Laibe Hays Children’s Room at Poets House offers opportunities for children to experience poetry, attend unique performances and participate in creating poetry, art, music and dance. Every object in the room is intended to promote thought and creative association. Children can also compose poetry or prose on old-fashioned manual typewriters (believe it or not, a huge favorite among the digital generation) or explore our wooden card catalogue filled with different objects and related poems to be used as writing prompts.