April
National Poetry Month
Links
Poetry Minute -- new one every day
Children's Poetry Archive -- hear poets read
Hear people read their favorite poems
Magnet Poems -- Make One
NPR, Soundcloud, Poetry Foundation:
Poet Interviews and more at Miss Rumphius
Shannon Miller's Poetry Symbaloo
April 18th is Poem in Your Pocket Day
Poem in Your Pocket -- the original poem
Poet.org Pocket Poems to Print Look for updated one for 2019 here.
Write and Read a Poem -- Lesson/ Links
Spine Poetry by Travis Jonker (Poetry Friday)
That's book spine! Try your own!
Cybraryman's Poetry Page (apps and more)
Lessons
Learn to Write a Poem
Publish Your Poem
Scholastic: Learn to Write Poetry
Requires Flash, however
Scholastic: Poetry Month
LiveBinders:
New York Times Lessons on Poetry
New York Times Lessons Poetry Pairings
Poetry and NonFiction
by David Theriault
National Writing Project Poetry Links -- tons of lessons
Poetry Stations by Teacher Channel
Poetry Everywhere at PBS Learning Media (videos)
Poetry Slams (Edutopia and Global Writes)
K-6(8) Lesson Ideas from Education Place
PBS Media on Poetry (sign up)
Brain Pop: Similes and Metaphor
Poetry Coursework based on Georgia Heard's Awakening the Heart
Renga: Collaborative Haiku-like poetry
Advanced
Resources
Thirty Days of Writing Prompts by Kelli Russell Agodon
Appendix B Common Core Links to Poetry from Poetry Foundation
Bridging the Common Core and Poetry
Tips for Teachers from Poets.org
Reading Rockets Poetry Month Resources -- so much!
Public Domain Poems (classics)
Shel Silverstein Poetry Workshop Kit
requires flash
National Poetry Month Poster [download available]
30 Ways to Celebrate from Poets.org
Video Poems at PBS: Poetry Everywhere
Rethinking Schools Poetry Resources (Social Change)
Poetry Foundation Learning Lab
Poetry Foundation Teacher Resources
Advanced
Write a poem a day
Poem Profiler -- terms and links by Charles Bernstein; a reference
Credit: Poem in Your Pocket Logo from http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406