Matrix Writing

Robert Pottle is a former first grade teacher turned full-time children's poet living in central Maine. In addition to being the creator of Robert Pottle's Matrix Writing, he is the author of four books of children's poetry including I'm Allergic to School and the co-author of Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Tot. His funny poems also appear in seven Meadowbrook Press anthologies plus an anthology published by Scholastic. He has presented in a variety of settings from whole school trainings to national level events such as the International Reading Association's Annual Convention.

Home: Levant, ME
Travels to: Robert travels anywhere he’s invited.

Creator and Founder of: Robert Pottle's Matrix Writing and Blue Lobster Press

Poems appear in: Dinner with Dracula (Meadowbrook Press), My Teacher's in Detention (Meadowbrook Press), I've Been Burping in the Classroom (Meadowbrook Press), Miles of Smiles (Meadowbrook Press), If Kids Ruled the School (Meadowbrook Press), Rolling in the Aisles (Meadowbrook Press), Oh, My Darling Porcupine (Meadowbrook Press), If I Ran the School (Scholastic), The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Kids Vol. II (Blue Grass Publishing), and Destination Reading Course I (Riverdeep).
Robert has co-authored: Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Tot (Meadowbrook Press).
Robert has written: I’m Allergic to School (Meadowbrook Press), MAINE: The Way Life Is (Blue Lobster Press), Poems with Moxie (Blue Lobster Press), and MAINE: The Way Wildlife Should Be (Blue Lobster Press)

Biography

In addition to being the creator of Robert Pottle's Matrix Writing, Robert is the author of four books of hilarious children's poetry including his latest I'm Allergic to School. He is the co-author of Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Tot and his poems are featured in at least nine anthologies. Robert spent ten years as a first-grade teacher and is now a full-time children's poet sharing his passion and enthusiasm for learning in schools across the country. Robert is the creator of two popular children's poetry web sites. He has animated several of his poems and produces the Funny Poems Podcast. Listen to a Funny Poems Podcast with recordings from school visits.