Kenn Nesbitt (born February 20, 1962) is an American children's poet. On June 11, 2013, he was named Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. He was the last one to receive this title before the Poetry Foundation changed its name to Young People's Poet Laureate. Nesbitt's poem "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon", was used in the 2010 movie Life as We Know It. It was set to music by Eric Herman.
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| - Kenn Nesbitt (born February 20, 1962) is an American children's poet. On June 11, 2013, he was named Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. He was the last one to receive this title before the Poetry Foundation changed its name to Young People's Poet Laureate. Nesbitt's poem "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon", was used in the 2010 movie Life as We Know It. It was set to music by Eric Herman. (en)
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| - South Africa California, [Durban ] (en)
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| - Owen Kenneth Glenn Nesbitt (en)
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| - Max Nesbitt, Maddison Nesbitt (en)
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| - Kenn Nesbitt (born February 20, 1962) is an American children's poet. On June 11, 2013, he was named Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. He was the last one to receive this title before the Poetry Foundation changed its name to Young People's Poet Laureate. He is a writer of humorous poetry for children, including the books My Hippo Has the Hiccups and Revenge of the Lunch Ladies. Nesbitt has collaborated with poet on a collection of Christmas poems entitled Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney and with children's musician Eric Herman on several CDs. His poems also appear in numerous anthologies of humorous children's poetry. Nesbitt's writing often includes imagery of outrageous happenings, before ending on a realistic note. Being children's poems, many make fun of school life. He wrote his first children's poem, "Scrawny Tawny Skinner", in 1994. In 1997, he decided to write his first poetry book, My Foot Fell Asleep, which was published in 1998. Nesbitt's poem "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon", was used in the 2010 movie Life as We Know It. It was set to music by Eric Herman. (en)
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