University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: How to Read a Poem
This resource aims to give A-level students a strategy and example for reading a poem. We asked a Cambridge student to read a poem as though they were going to write an essay on it, and to write down their thoughts as they went through...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: All Together Now: Collaborations in Poetry Writing
Three learning activities to teach K-2 students about poetry. Very detailed lessons with references and other suggested activities. Ways to individualize and academic content standards are noted. (Attachment may not load in archived URL.)
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Multi Media Poetry Notebook Project [Pdf]
This is a three-page PDF Multi--Media Poetry Notebook Project assignment with a rubric. Students will complete a virtual poetry notebook with three poems by different poets, two original poems, and a glossary of poetic terms. Students...
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Craft of Poetry: Quatrain
Site from a college poetry class that defines quatrain, gives some examples, and discusses some of the more popular [variations] as passed through tradition.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Poems for Your Pocket
One day during National Poetry Month is dedicated to "Put a Poem in Your Pocket Day." Use this site to find poems to share with others. It includes a downloadable PDF of ideas for teachers and a collection of poems.
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University of Dayton: Marian Poetry in Ordinary Time
A description of Ordinary Time and a listing of poems about Mary that can be used within the days of Ordinary Time.
University at Buffalo
Circle Association: Maya Angelou Selected Poem
This site offers eighteen poems by Angelou and a photograph of her.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Poems, Volume I"
This site provides the complete etext for George Meredith's "Poems, Volume I."
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: What Makes Poetry? Exploring Line Breaks
This lesson explains how analyzing poetry is a many-layered process. This lesson introduces the special characteristics of poetry and leads students through a look at how poems are structured and why. Includes links to poems and web...
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: What Are Simple Poems to Memorize?
This article focuses on selecting a poem to memorize and ways to memorize the poem. It includes two poems that would be good choices to memorize, Robert Frost's "Fire and Ice" and Walt Whitman's "Oh Captain! My Captain!"
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180
Poetry 180 is designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem each day of the 180 days of the school year. Poet laureate Billy Collins has selected these poems with high school students in mind.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Once Upon a Time There Was a Man
This single-stanza poem shares a poem in the form of a fairy tale.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Sidekicks
This five-stanza poem describes the sidekicks of superheroes.
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Lyricalworks: Poetry, Poesy, Lyricism
A site that gives an explanation of lyric poetry, and explains their differences from epic poetry. Includes a link to an example of a lyric poem.
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Tips for Reading Dickinson's Poetry
Directions for engaging in close reading of Emily Dickinson's poetry are provided on this site.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Poetry Means the World to Me
A learning module that begins with the poem "Poetry Means the World to Me" by Tony Medina, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
Library of Congress
Loc: Poetry 180: Near the Wall of a House
This four-stanza poem speaks of the poet's positive insights about love.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Turtle
This one-stanza poem describes a turtle's physical and mental traits.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Do You Love Me?
This seven-stanza poem shares a scene of a girl questioning a dog to see if it loves her.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Some Clouds
This poem is about how one person deals with a loved one's death.
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Loc: Poetry 180: When Death Comes
This poem shares the poet's thoughts about death and how she wants her life to have been lived.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Kitchen Shears Speak
This poem shares the point of view of kitchen scissors.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Courtesy of the Blind
In this seven-stanza poem, the poet writes about the experience of reading her poetry to the blind. She grows increasingly uncomfortable as they cannot see the images in her words, yet they are courteous to a fault and smile and applaud...
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Loc: Poetry 180: Family Photo Around Xmas Tree
This poem describes the scene in a family's Christmas photo and how the poet hopes never to get another one.
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