Being you: Poems of positivity to support kids’ emotional wellbeing

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I hope these inspirational poems will brighten your mood and lift your spirit in trying times by giving you the hope to move on forward. Here are my favorite uplifting poems: Being You’ has been published this week by Collins and is a collection of 50 poems ‘inspire confidence and courage, help children to overcome worries and spread kindness.’ Daniel’s new book is like poetry therapy and is so accessible and so enjoyable too. Sexton’s “The Room of my Life” describes household objects in unconventional ways. The poet strikingly describes ashtrays, typewriters, etc for purposes that are out of their ordinary use — an ashtray being used to catch tears, etc. These objects highlight Sexton's pain and despair, showing life from a different perspective. 27. "A Question", by Robert Frost

This is summed up well in the reference to meeting with triumph and disaster and ‘treat[ing] those two impostors just the same’ – in other words, be magnanimous in victory and success (don’t gloat or crow about it) and be dignified and noble in defeat or times of trouble (don’t moan or throw your toys out of the pram).

35. "If", by Rudyard Kipling

There is no doubt that these inspirational poems will change your perspective and encourage meaningful change in your life. Here are most motivational poems: These are poems that are simply perfect to share – a parent could read them to a child, a teacher to a class or a child could read them aloud to themselves. It is a book to be read every day to shore up positivity or one to dip into on a down day to give a child a lift.

This enigmatic poem uses the metaphor of an early morning horse-ride to explore numerous shifting notions of identity. Poetry is a method of expression that uses specific words, their meaning or interpretation and rhythm to deliver exciting and imaginative ideas as well as evoke emotional actions and reactions. Inspirational poetry has the potential to provide you with insightful advice as well as encourage you, strengthen your resolve, motivate you to succeed, and even give you direction and clarity when your hope is shaken. There are oceans of poetry in different forms, length, from different time periods and written from varying perspectives. Being You’ is a delight! Filled with poems to encourage kids to be unique, grow, be brave, celebrate progress not perfection and oh so much more.

39. "My Heart Leaps Up", by William Wordsworth 

This inspiring poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, (1807 - 1882) was first published in 1838. It uses an ABAB rhyming pattern. Longfellow explained the poem's purpose as "a transcript of my thoughts and feelings at the time I wrote, and of the conviction therein expressed, that Life is something more than an idle dream." A very famous line from the poem is, "Footprints on the sands of time". The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Edgar A. Guest was born in 1881 in England, but his family moved to the United States when he was 10. It is believed that he wrote more than 11,000 poems. Guest wrote about family, work, children, and God. In this poem, he shows that each person has the ability to do amazing things, but we must each work hard to get to where we want to be. We must look within ourselves to find the strength and courage needed to do great things with what God has given us. This is a poem of encouragement and motivation. Within each stanza are sets of rhyming couplets. The poem introduced a couple of famous phrases into the language: ‘bloody, but unbowed’, and the final two lines: ‘I am the master of my fate: / I am the captain of my soul.’

Being a ‘phenomenal woman’ is not about being a certain size, or a particular shape. It’s about how you carry yourself, and how you behave. As with several other classic Maya Angelou poems, ‘Phenomenal Woman’ is about being unbowed, about holding one’s head high and being proud of who one is.

40. "Life Is",  by Mother Teresa

A simple message resides at the core of Brontë’s “Life” — to live with a fearless outlook. Brontë wishes to dismiss the glorified idea that life is dark or unpleasant. She highlights the transient nature of the gloomy aspects of life, reminding us that they eventually clear and are replaced by something pleasant (like blooming roses after rain). So why dread the rain? 19. "Full Life", by D. H. Lawrence Encouraging kids to appreciate their full journey not simply the destination and to recognise it is all about being better than yesterday rather than being best is a great concept to get over to kids. Considering Longfellow’s long career as an educator, the optimistic nature of “The Builders” comes as no surprise. By calling everyone ‘an architect of Fate’, working in the ‘walls of Time’, he conveys that all humans have a meaningful impact on the world. Be it with ‘massive deeds’ or ‘ornaments of rhyme’, each and every person has a role to play. 18. "Life", by Charlotte Brontë These inspirational poems have the power to change your attitude about life and encourage you to take a new perspective. Here are most famous inspirational poems about life: Maya Angelou is one of the most influential women of our time. Her writing pulls on the hearts of many readers. In addition to her proliferous writing career, Maya Angelou has been a civil rights activist. This poem shows how even though someone is not beautiful on the outside compared to society's standards, there is an inner beauty that makes a woman even more beautiful.