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Father Goose ®
"America's Beloved Children's Poet"  BIO.
Charles Ghigna (Father Goose) is an award-winning poet, children's author, speaker, and nationally syndicated feature writer who helps promote the love of poetry and children's literature throughout the world. He is the author of more than 5,000 poems and 50 books from Random House, Disney, Hyperion, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster and other publishers. His books have been featured on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," PBS and NPR, selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club, and received numerous honors and awards including the Parents' Choice Book Award and the National Parenting Honor Award. His poems for children and adults appear in numerous textbooks and anthologies and in magazines ranging from Highlights and Cricket to Harper's and The New Yorker. His poems also appear in the national SAT and ACT student testing materials. He has served as poetry editor of The English Journal for the National Council of Teachers of English, and has presented poetry programs at the Library of Congress, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the American Library in Paris, the International Schools of South America, and at hundreds of other schools, colleges, conferences, libraries, book fairs, and literary events throughout the U.S. and overseas.
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Two questions I’m often asked: “Where do you get your ideas?” and “What inspires you?” I’m inspired by little things, quiet moments. I listen and observe. I celebrate life. I practice gratitude. I take long walks.
My inspiration and ideas come from Nature, children, pets, animals, family and friends, and from the real and imagined visions I see along my walks. |
You can reach Father Goose at PaGoose@aol.com