Did anyone else read a lot of Shel Silverstein when they were a kid? In honor of National Poetry Month, childhood nostalgia, and the plethora of projects you have to get done before the end of the semester, you should check out his poem “Homework Machine” from A Light in the Attic:

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You can also check out some of Shel’s poems and an excerpt from The Giving Tree being read aloud on his YouTube channel!