| Poetry
Poetry uses language in a musical, imaginative way. It uses devices such
as rhythm, sound pattern, rhyme, imagery, assonance, alliteration, and
repetition.
Sample some of the following activities to learn more about poetry.
Places To Go | People
To See | Things To Do | Teacher
Resources | Bibliography
Places To Go
 The
following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out about
poetry.
Flanders Field
American Cemetery and Memorial
Virtually visit the real Flanders Field that Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae,
MD (1872-1918) wrote about in his famous poem.
Dylan
Thomas
Travel to Wales and meet poet, Dylan Thomas.
Poet's Corner
Classic Poetry Aloud
Hear classic poetry read aloud.
People To See
Walt
Whitman : Poet at Work
Get to know Walt Whitman. He first published Leave of Grass at his own
expense.
Robert Pinsky
Meet Robert Pinsky. He's the Poet Laureate of the United States.
Katherine Coles
Meet Katherine Coles. He's the Poet Laureate of Utah.
Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
Spend some time with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He wrote poems about
American legends like Paul Revere and Miles Standish and Hiawatha.
Ezra
Pound
Meet Ezra Pound. He was born in Idaho but spent most of his life in Europe.
 Voices
and Visions
Meet 13 of America's most famous modern poets and explore their lives
and works.
Emily
Dickinson
Get to know Emily Dickinson. She only published 10 poems in her lifetime.
Henry
David Thoreau
Get acquainted with Henry David Thoreau. He liked to live in harmony with
nature.
Robert
Frost
Meet Robert Frost. Even though he is associated with New England, he was
born in San Francisco. He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1924, 1931,
1937, and 1943.
T.S.
Elliot
Meet T.S. Elliot. His writing style was influenced by Dante.
The
William Blake Archive
Get to know William Blake. Not only was he a poet, he was also a skilled
artist and engraver.
The
Magic of William Butler Yeats
Spend some time with William Butler Yeats. He was also a playwright.
Things To Do
PoetryTeachers
Find poetry activities, contests, and writing tips. Meet poet Bruce Lansky.
Giggle Poetry
Discover nine different lessons on how to write various kinds of poetry
and have fun with fill-in-the-blank poetry.
Kids
As Authors - Kids Are Poets Too
Help your students publish their poems online.
 Favorite
Poem Project
Let students hear poems being read rather than reading them silently.
According to this site, poems are meant to be read out loud.
Haiku for People
Find out the format for writing haiku and see many examples.
Poetry
Pals
Fascilitate students publishing their poetry at the K-12 poetry project.
Magnetic
Poetry
Move words around on a cyber-magnetic board to create your own poetry.
Sonnet Central
Read a sonnet a day from their random sonnet generator or search for your
favorite sonnet by Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barret Browning, and others.
India
Heritage
Learn about The Mahabharata. It is the world's longest poem. The epic
poem describes events that took place around 5,000 BC in India.
 Acadamy
of American Poets
Use the "Find a Poem" section of this site to locate your favorite verse.
There are currently 600 favorites available with more to come. There's
also an enjoyable section called "Listening Booth" where you can hear
poetry--often read by the actual author.
Poetry
Pages of the Atlantic Monthly
Listen to poems read aloud by their authors and find articles and wesites
about a variety of poetic topics.
Barking
Spiders and Other Such Stuff
Have students read from the online poetry collection.
Teacher Resources
Hotlists from UEN provide internet sites to
visit to find out more about specific topics--in this case, poetry! (You
can learn how to use this WWW Activities tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Virtual Field Trips are teacher and student-created
tours of curricular topics. (You can learn how to use this UEN Virtual
Field Trip tool created by UEN for Utah educators).
Lesson Plans/Webquests
Bibliography
- Malley, Barbara Beyer. Rhyme Time : Poems and Activities for the Elementary
Grades. Carthage, IL : Fearon Teacher Aids, c1992.
- Potts, Cheryl. Poetry Galore & More With Shel Silverstein. Hagerstown,
MD : Alleyside Press, c1994.
- Wainwright, James. Poetivities : Guiding Creative Poetic Expression
Successfully in the Elementary Grades. Carthage, IL : Good Apple, c1989.
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