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Posts by Matt Forrest Esenwine

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Happy Earth Day! If you'd care to find a book for your kids to read, might I offer a few suggestions?

#EarthDay2026 #EarthDay #NaturePoetry #childrensbooks #kidlit

w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @powkidsbooks.bsky.social @beamingbooksmn.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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Proud to help support my fellow neurodiverse creators and my friends at @boydsmills.bsky.social!

#kidlit #childrensbooks w/ @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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Matt Forrest Esenwine | children’s author on Instagram: "Do you absolutely, positively need an agent in order to be traditionally published? Certainly not. Can having an agent help open doors and help... 12 likes, 0 comments - mattforrestvw on April 21, 2026: "Do you absolutely, positively need an agent in order to be traditionally published? Certainly not. Can having an agent help open doors and help...

Agent v. No Agent: the Great Debate.
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#amwriting #amsubbing #kidlit #childrensbooks

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Definitely not something I'd expect here! Last week I was driving my son to school and a fisher ran across the road - now that's more likely than a DeLorean.

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Proud to be part of such a worthy cause, helping out my fellow #neurodivergent creators as well as my friends at @boydsmills.bsky.social!

#KidLit #childrensbooks w/ @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Celebrating National Poetry Month with student poetry – Part 2!" kennn.com/5M2wJe #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

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Today I share the 2nd half of my experience as a writer in residence! I spoke about why #poetry is fun to read/write and wrote poems right on the spot. One of the schools even has their own school dog! wp.me/p2DEY3-4lH

#NationalPoetryMonth2026 #PoetryFriday #literacy

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Today I share the 2nd half of my experience as a writer in residence! I spoke about why #poetry is fun to read/write and wrote poems right on the spot. One of the schools even has their own school dog! wp.me/p2DEY3-4lH

#NationalPoetryMonth2026 #PoetryFriday #literacy

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Poetry Friday: Celebrating National Poetry Month with student poetry – Part 2! National Poetry Month continues to roll on, and after last week's post about my recent invitation to be a writer-in-residence at an elementary school in New London, New Hampshire, I've been looking forward to TODAY'S post, as well. Because I hadn't been invited to just ONE school - I visited two! Over the course of a week, I spoke to all the classes about poetry: why I enjoy reading it, what you can do with it, and how to write it.

Poetry Friday: Celebrating National Poetry Month with student poetry – Part 2!

National Poetry Month continues to roll on, and after last week's post about my recent invitation to be a writer-in-residence at an elementary school in New London, New Hampshire, I've been looking forward to TODAY'S…

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I got “this” close…but it wasn’t meant to be What's this? A rare mid-week post? Yes - and there's a reason. (First, let me just say that if you happened to have already seen this short video I made a coupe of weeks ago, I apologize for sharing it again!) Just click my face for the original Instagam reel! But I had more than one person mention to me, after having seen this…

I got “this” close…but it wasn’t meant to be

What's this? A rare mid-week post? Yes - and there's a reason. (First, let me just say that if you happened to have already seen this short video I made a coupe of weeks ago, I apologize for sharing it again!) Just click my face for the original…

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I recently had the pleasure of being invited to a NH school as a writer in residence. Over the course of 5 days I spoke to each class about poetry, sharing several poems & working with students on their own poems - and they did not disappoint!
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#literacy @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Celebrating National Poetry Month with student poetry – and LOTS of it!" kennn.com/HMhh6p #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

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I recently had the pleasure of being invited to a NH school as a writer in residence. Over the course of 5 days I spoke to each class about poetry, sharing several poems & working with students on their own poems - and they did not disappoint!
wp.me/p2DEY3-4kB

#literacy @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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ICYMI on Friday:

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: RAINBOWS and the PF Roundup!" kennn.com/H7-24u #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

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It’s #PoetryFriday AND the one-year anniversary of #AUniverseOfRainbows! I’m celebrating w/
@georgiaheard.bsky.social's poem, “Garden of Stars,” about the Rainbow nebula.

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#NationalPoetryMonth #childrensbooks #poetryCommunity w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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Poetry Friday: Celebrating National Weed Appreciation Day 2026 with John Agard Honestly, I had no idea this coming Sunday was National Weed Appreciation Day until I stumbled upon it online. (thanks, internet!) But I knew there just HAD to be an appropriate poem to go with it.…

ICYMI on #PoetryFriday: Celebrating #NationalWeedAppreciationDay with poet John Agard.

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#poetry #poetrycommunity

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Poetry Friday: Celebrating National Weed Appreciation Day 2026 with John Agard Honestly, I had no idea this coming Sunday was National Weed Appreciation Day until I stumbled upon it online. (thanks, internet!) But I knew there just HAD to be an appropriate poem to go with it.…

ICYMI on #PoetryFriday: Celebrating #NationalWeedAppreciationDay with poet John Agard.

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#poetry #poetrycommunity

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Celebrating National Weed Appreciation Day 2026 with John Agard" kennn.com/GUPaR2 #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

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A change in seasons means a change of shirts – literally!

My friends at #Hardaddy recently asked if I’d like some new shirts in advance of summertime, and of course, I said yes! So I thought I would share a few of my favorites:
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#fashion #menswear #mensfashion

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A change in seasons means a change of shirts – literally!

My friends at #Hardaddy recently asked if I’d like some new shirts in advance of summertime, and of course, I said yes! So I thought I would share a few of my favorites:
www.instagram.com/reel/DWOmjoQ...

#fashion #menswear #mensfashion

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Welcome, spring!" kennn.com/Ebk81M #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

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Poetry Friday: Welcome, spring! It's been one of the coldest winters on record here in New Hampshire, so the first day of spring is a welcome sight! I've been out straight the best couple of weeks with school visits (in fact, I just wrapped up a 5-day writer-in-residency at a local elementary school - whew!), and was wondering what to post today when I realized this sunrise photo was speaking to me.

Poetry Friday: Welcome, spring!

It's been one of the coldest winters on record here in New Hampshire, so the first day of spring is a welcome sight! I've been out straight the best couple of weeks with school visits (in fact, I just wrapped up a 5-day writer-in-residency at a local elementary…

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How did it go?? I'll be at their Allston location in May!

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Sharing an award (and a library shelf!) with Joyce Sidman" kennn.com/0hbL-n #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

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What a nice surprise to see DEAR ACORN & A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS, side-by-side! My friend @joycesidman.bsky.social & I not only share an appreciation of rainbows - but a book award, too!
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#PoetryFriday #KidLit #Poetry #RainbowPoems
w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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What a nice surprise to see DEAR ACORN & A UNIVERSE OF RAINBOWS, side-by-side! My friend @joycesidman.bsky.social & I not only share an appreciation of rainbows - but a book award, too!
wp.me/p2DEY3-4jh
#PoetryFriday #KidLit #Poetry #RainbowPoems
w/ @ebyrbooks.bsky.social @pbjamboree.bsky.social

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Poetry Friday: Sharing an award (and a library shelf!) with Joyce Sidman I was visiting our local library this week perusing some of the new titles, when I discovered this: This was a nice surprise, not only because we're friends and the fact that Joyce contributed to my poetry anthology A Universe of Rainbows (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2025) with her poem "Along the Zambezi" (about moonbows). These books also reeived the same recognition as 2026 NCTE Notable Poetry Books at the National Council of Teachers of English convention this past November!

Poetry Friday: Sharing an award (and a library shelf!) with Joyce Sidman

I was visiting our local library this week perusing some of the new titles, when I discovered this: This was a nice surprise, not only because we're friends and the fact that Joyce contributed to my poetry anthology A…

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Radio, Rhythm & Rhyme: "Poetry Friday: Celebrating Women’s History Month with Caroline Herschel" kennn.com/FQtaFi #ChildrensPoetry #Poetry4kids @mattforrestvw.bsky.social

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