Maybe you're not feeling like a poem, but a nice fiction book about a poet sounds appealing. Try one of the following titles.
A poet's bird garden by Laura Nyman Montenegro
After Chirpie the bird escapes from her cage and flies into a tree, a group of poets decides that the best way to entice her down is to create a garden full of seeds, water, hiding places, and materials for building a nest.
Tugg and Teeny by J. Patrick Lewis
Tugg, a gorilla, helps his best friend Teeny, a monkey, in her attempts to become a musician, an artist, and a poet.