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On this page you'll find all kinds poems to read and listen to. Funny poems, sad poems, just because poems and poems that make you think! You'll find links about poetry and get ideas about writing your own.
On this page you'll find all kinds poems to read and listen to. Funny poems, sad poems, just because poems and poems that make you think! You'll find links about poetry and get ideas about writing your own.
(And maybe share them to Chabot Poetry Place!)
(And maybe share them to Chabot Poetry Place!)
Poems are words written in a way that make us feel something. Maybe happy, maybe sad, maybe funny, maybe mad. Poetry has no rules! It doesn't have to rhyme, it doesn't have to have correct spelling or punctuation.
Poems are words written in a way that make us feel something. Maybe happy, maybe sad, maybe funny, maybe mad. Poetry has no rules! It doesn't have to rhyme, it doesn't have to have correct spelling or punctuation.
Poetry is Word Freedom!
Poetry is Word Freedom!
Submit your own original poem using google docs to Ms. Newlin and I'll display them on our Chabot Poetry Place.
Submit your own original poem using google docs to Ms. Newlin and I'll display them on our Chabot Poetry Place.
Kenn Nesbitt's Wayne the Stegosaurus
To listen to more of Kenn Nesbitt's amazing poetry and learn more about him go here.
First Flight- By Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
First Flight- By Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Mommy, I’m scared to be this high.
All owls are scared on their first try.
My tail feathers feel so tingly with fear.
You can do it. Calm down. Careful now. Steer.
I can’t see a thing through all this black.
Just go to Spruce and come right back.
FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP — WHOOOSH!
FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP FLAP — SWOOOSH !
Look, Mom! I made it! Wow! I can fly!
I knew you could. You were born for sky.
Shining Star -by Natasha Niemi
Shining Star -by Natasha Niemi
As the days go rolling by,
You have to keep reaching for the sky.
Let no one steer you away from your course
Cause you are your only energy source.
Keep on soaring both near and far;
Your light constantly shines
You’re a shining star.
Featured Poets
Featured Poets
To hear more poems from Shel Silverstein,
To hear more poems from Shel Silverstein,
click on his picture!
click on his picture!
To learn more about Jack Prelutsky, read some of his poems and hear some of his music, click on his picture!
To learn more about Jack Prelutsky, read some of his poems and hear some of his music, click on his picture!
To learn more about Nikki Grimes and the books shes' written click on her picture!
To learn more about Nikki Grimes and the books shes' written click on her picture!
To see more Pat Mora stories and explore her books, click on her picture!
To see more Pat Mora stories and explore her books, click on her picture!
Featured Books of Poetry!
Featured Books of Poetry!
Marilyn Singer has crafted a vibrant collection of poems celebrating all forms of social dance from samba and salsa to tango and hip-hop. The rhythm of each poem mimics the beat of the dances’ steps. Together with Kristi Valiant’s dynamic illustrations, the poems create a window to all the ways dance enters our lives and exists throughout many cultures. This ingenious collection will inspire readers to get up and move!
In Tan to Tamarind, poet Malathi Michelle Iyengar asks young readers this question: When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Through her colorful poetry she travels the rich spectrum of shades within the color brown, from swirls of henna decorating ochre hands and feet at an Indian wedding to cinnamon lips smiling over a cup of café con leche to leaves drifting like stars onto upturned russet faces in the fall.
By Joe Scieszka
What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a sing-aloud celebration about predators and prey? A twinkle-twinkle little star transforms into a twinkle-less, sunshine-eating-and rhyming Black Hole? What if amoebas, combustion, metamorphosis, viruses, the creation of the universe are all irresistible, laugh-out-loud poetry? Well, you're thinking in science verse, that's what. And if you can't stop the rhymes . . . the atomic joke is on you.
What happens when you invite as many jazz musicians as you can to pose for a photo in 1950s Harlem? Playful verse and glorious artwork capture an iconic moment for American jazz.
Poetry Activities
Poetry Activities
Read Poetry using different voices!
How does it change the experience when you read a sad poem in a silly voice or a funny poem in a scared voice?
Write Acrostic Poetry
Use this style to create beautiful, fun art. Writing one is almost like putting together a puzzle!
Write Concrete Poems
Art and poetry rolled into one! Write a poem on any subject you like, then craft it into a shape reflecting your topic
Find Poetry Everywhere!
Find a stack of magazines, newspapers, or books to look through, along with a pair of scissors. Cut out words and phrases you like and then arrange them into a brand-new poetic masterpiece!
Listen in the car, grab some headphones at home, or bring them along for a poetry walk! It’s interesting to hear how another reader can change the inflection, tone, and rhythm of some poetry.
Act out a Poem
Be the flower. Be the bird. Be the butterfly. Take on the characteristics of the people, animals, or objects in your poems and perform.
Dance out a Poem
Stomp your feet to the rhythm, move like a tree in the wind, or create an interpretive dance. Dance and poetry are both arts. Can you communicate the meaning, the feeling of the poetry with your body?
Sing out a Poem
Some poetry has its own rhythm. Make up a tune to go along with the words. How will your song sound? Sad and low? Upbeat? Loud? Quiet? How can you express the meaning of the poem through more than simply the words.Interactives
Interactives
Acrostic Poems
Diamante Poems
Theme Poems
Haiku Poems
Letter Poems
Riddle Poems
Line Break Poems
Word Wizard
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