Poetry doesn’t just reflect life—it makes life an object of art. Whatever state or mood you’re in, poems about life are there ...

free verse poems don't follow any obvious rules. Instead they often follow the rhythms of natural speech. So that's the way that we speak in everyday life with our friends and family.

What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness.

free verse poems don't follow any obvious rules. Instead they often follow the rhythms of natural speech. So that's the way that we speak in everyday life with our friends and family.

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.