A Poem Is... is a mini-series featured on the Disney Jr. channel.
The series consists of 21 retold classic poems read by celebrity guests (In the UK, these were re-narrated by Robert Webb, who later did Tales of Friendship with Winnie the Pooh for Disney Jr UK). Each episode begins with several young children speaking about what they believe a poem is. The series' most notable feature, however, is that the clips are taken from classic and current Disney animated features and shorts.
The series premiered on February 14, 2011 when the Disney Junior block debuted.
Episode list[]
| # | Title | Author | Release date | Guest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mice | Rose Fyleman | February 14, 2011 | Katie Holmes |
| 2 | Mother's Song | Traditional lullaby | February 14, 2011 | Jennifer Garner |
| 3 | The Frog | Hilaire Belloc | March 11, 2011 | Whoopi Goldberg |
| 4 | My Shadow | Robert Louis Stevenson | March 11, 2011 | Alfred Molina |
| 5 | The Arrow and the Song | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | March 11, 2011 | Alfred Molina |
| 6 | Home Sweet Home | John Howard Payne | March 17, 2011 | Whoopi Goldberg |
| 7 | The Star | Ann and Jane Taylor | April 27, 2011 | Vanessa Williams |
| 8 | The Months | Sara Coleridge | April 27, 2011 | Kenneth Branagh |
| 9 | Us Two | A.A. Milne | February 14, 2011 | Katie Holmes |
| 10 | In the Fashion | A.A. Milne | February 14, 2011 | Kenneth Branagh |
| 11 | The Wind on the Hill | A.A. Milne | May 2, 2011 | Kenneth Branagh |
| 12 | The Wind on the Hill (alternate version) | A.A. Milne | May 3, 2011 | Caroline Kennedy |
| 13 | The Moon | Eliza Lee Follen | May 5, 2011 | Vanessa Williams |
| 14 | De Colores | Traditional folk song | April 3, 2012 | Jessica Alba |
| 15 | Ducks | Mary Ann Hoberman | April 6, 2012 | Owen Wilson |
| 16 | April Rain Song | Langston Hughes | April 6, 2012 | Liev Schreiber |
| 17 | Once They All Believed in Dragons | Jack Prelutsky | April 6, 2012 | John Leguizamo |
| 18 | Analysis of Baseball | May Swenson | April 7, 2012 | Owen Wilson |
| 19 | It is a Pleasant Day | Eliza Lee Follen | April 7, 2012 | Laura Linney |
| 20 | And the 'Roo Jumped Over the Moon | David Henry Souter | April 16, 2012 | Liev Schreiber |
| 21 | When I Grow Up | William Wise | April 24, 2012 | John Leguizamo |
| 22 | A Visit from St. Nicholas | Clement Clarke Moore | December 11, 2012 | Alfred Molina |