Poems about Myths and Legends for Children

It’s exciting to read about gods and goddesses and heroes and heroines and then to recognise them popping up in other books and stories. We want to create a book which both references and retells traditional stories in lively and engaging ways, like a key to the primary reference points of literature and a passport to the joy of storytelling. We’d like to find poems which tell myths and legends in fresh, engaging (not necessarily innovative) ways, as well as poems which give new spins to old stories and characters. So, there could be a poem which tells the story of how Prometheus stole fire, or a poem about Baba Yaga having a cup of tea in her chicken-legged hut, or a poem where Anansi meets Loki. There could be a poem about the origin of selkies, or Quetzalcoatl’s feathers, or about maidens who danced on a Sunday but whose dancing was so bad they didn’t warrant petrification. We want the whole book to convey the fun and joy of traditional storytelling, and to suggest the endless possibility for invention and reinvention. This book will be aimed at children aged 6-10 years old.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom