From Joseph T. Thomas, Jr., SDSU Children's Lit, just back from the MLA ...

A wonderful new resource on children's poetry is available from the Poetry Advocates for Children and Young Adults, one that features prominently our own resident poetry guy, Joseph Thomas:

http://poetryadvocates.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/pacya-a-critical-and-historical-resource-for-childrens-poetry/

The list of essays can be found here:

http://poetryadvocates.wordpress.com/essays/

Now dig in!