Hair Haiku
HAIR HAIKU Some poems are long. Some poems are short. This one is a Haiku pronounced ‘Hi-coo’. The Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry. There are three lines. The first and last are about the same length. The middle line is longer. I usually…
If I’d Been Born a Caveman
IF YOU WERE A CAVEMAN OR CAVEWOMAN … Myles: What would it be like if you lived in the Stone Age? Would things be simpler and more fun? Or would things be harder? Here’s what we think are the pros and cons. Pictures by Wilm Lindenblatt….
Grundlepap and Spangledoo
BIRTH OF THE POETRY PICTURE CLUB This comic is where the Poetry Picture Club all started. Wilm was interested in entering a competition for illustrated poems and asked me (Myles) if I had anything. I wrote this poem especially. Unfortunately the competition was looking for…
The Colossal Squid and What I Did
SQUID INK Here’s our picture poem about a very large squid. The largest squid in the sea is actually called the Giant Squid! They can grow up to 13 metres long. Wow! BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST This poem started out when I (hi it’s Myles here!)…
Review of the Dinosaur Age
WELCOME TO THE CLUB Hey there! It’s Myles and Wilm here. Welcome to the beginning of a year of illustrated poems! Every Wednesday we’re going to post a poem with a picture right here on the Poetry Picture Club website. Make sure you don’t miss…
Coming in 2018 the Poetry Picture Club!
Coming in 2018, one picture poem a week for every week of the year! Poems by Myles McLeod of The Brothers McLeod and illustrations by Wilm Lindenblatt.