April is National Poetry Month. To help celebrate, here are some wonderful free sites to stimulate new ideas and online places to poke around in search of that motivating lesson.
General Poetry Resources
How to write poetry
Poetry Links
Reach Every Child Offerings
General Poetry Resources
Academy of American Poets
Cheers, Chants, Raps and Poetry
Internet Poetry Archive
Listen to poets read their words.
National Poetry Month
Info Please site for older students
Poetry Magazine
Poetry Month Lessons
Poetry Plus II! An Integrated Unit
Poetry Teachers.com
Very large and complete poetry site; includes contests
Poetry.com
Poetry.com invites poetry writers of all ages to submit poems for online publication.
30 Days of Poetry
Young Poets.ca
The Digital History of Canadian Poetry and the Poem in Progress
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How to write poetry
How to Write a 5W Poem
Ideas for Writing Poetry in the Classroom
Instant Poetry Forms
Poetry Cubes
Cube poetry for younger students
Quia Poetry Terms
The World of Haiku
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Poetry Links
Links to Poets
Extensive
Outta Ray’s Head Poetry Page
Huge links page to all elements of poetry
ProTeacher Poetry
Large link site -- very complete coverage of all types of poetry and terms
Scholastic National Poetry Month
General links for younger students
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Reach Every Child Offerings
Get your Students’ Work Published
Immigration Literature and Poetry
Poetry for younger readers
Poetry links
Teaching about Patriotism
Includes patriotic poetry |
