Words are more than letters that form a thought or an expression. In poetry they are the catalyst that form legendary art. Poetry can be dramatic, sad, or just down right silly. Kids in general may find poetry to be boring or difficult to understand. The following funny poems will keep kids laughing with a desire to read more and write their own legendary art.
Giggle Poetry – Poetry that makes you giggle until the aliens land.
Fizzy Funny- Lots of fun poetry for kids to read and listen to.
Funny Poems- Funny poetry by Shane D. Williams.
Poetry Talents- Poetry for kids written by kids.
Brownie Locks- Silly poems that are bound to get your tummy grumbling.
Gus the Cat- A T.S. Elliot poem about the furry theater cat named Gus.
Jeff’s Poems-A collection of poems for kids, some might make you giggle while others may make you gag.
Bumbly Boo- This poem takes you to another land where the people are red, white and blue.
Short but Amusing- Lots of silly poems that will tickle your funny bone.
Laugh- The Champaign Public Library’s fun page of crazy poetry.
The Poetry Foundation- A silly creative poem that’s about more than food.
The Poetry Lady – Funny poetry by artistic kids.
Shavick- Poems for little and big kids too.
GrandpaTuckers- Poems and stories that make you giggle and think.
Inspirational Otter- Funny poems from your ABC’s to Billy the goat.
Elsa’s Words- Aliens aren’t scary just funny looking says Elsa the poet.
Nonsense Alphabet- Edward Lear takes the alphabet through a poetic sieve and came out with theNonsense Alphabet.
It’s a Zoo Outside- At the Zoo by William Thackeray.
Poetry – Lots of poems by historical poets many with funny verses.
Shel Silverstein- An interactive poetry site for children with games and poetry.
The Writers Almanac- A poem that will have students giggling about their teachers.
SSSSSSsssss- Its more than a hotel it’s The Ssssnake Hotel.
Legends- Every kid can relate to not wanting to do class work and this poem says is all.
Kidz Page- Funny animal poetry.
Poems by Grade- Poetry for teaching, from twisters to rhymes with a silly Eletelephony for third graders.
Peculiar Poetry- Silly food poem with play on words that will blow you away.
A Poem a Day- Kids write the silliest things, these funny poems are written by students.
Lunch for Love- This poem touches the heart of all those kids who bring their lunch to school.
Jack Prelutsky- An entertaining interactive site for children to read silly poetry.
Poetry Spatter- Kids can write their own silly poetry with this interactive site.