Chakavian poetry by Drago Gervais abounds with motifs of childhood, homeland and children’s games. The aim of this paper is to answer the question whether Gervais is a poet of childhood or a children’s poet. Starting from the question of how much his poetry corresponds to the poetic criteria of the children’s literature, the paper presents answers to the question: is Drago Gervais a children’s poet or a poet close to children’s literature because he wrote about (his) childhood? In conclusion it is proven that the poetry of Drago Gervais in general was not written as children’s literature, but certain poems can be designated not only as children’s literature, but also as anthological children’s poems. Drago Gervais is a regional, dialectal and children’s poet, but above all, he is a remarkable poet.
