POETRY LINKS
Poetry Websites with Audio
The Poetry Archive
The Poetry Archive is an ever expanding archive of poets reading their own work.
Poetry Foundation
Find poems, poets, poetry news, articles, and book reviews.
Poetry Forms
ETTC – Instant Poetry Forms
Choose your poetry form from the list of links on the left. Then just add words to make the poem your own.
Concrete Poetry
You can choose a shape or draw your own and then choose words to fill it.
Shape Poems
Select shapes from four different themes: Nature, School, Sports, and Celebrations.
Poetry Idea Engine
Get your poetry juices flowing with the Poetry Idea Engine. Created with GoCyberCamp, this activity will allow you to write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more!
Poetry Splatter
Writing poems has never been so much fun! Are you ready to get messy and SPLAT your own poem?
Websites … that lend themselves to poetry projects
Tagxedo
Turns words into a visual word cloud.
Wordle
Generates word clouds from text.
Poet’s Websites
Jack Prelutsky
Jack Prelutsky named the first Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation in 2006, this poet is known for his wacky and inventive verse.
Kristine George
Children's writer Kristine George presents useful activities for teachers and librarians to engage children in poetry.
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein’s official website for kids including books, stories, poetry, illustrations, fun activities, and teaching resources.
Poems and Video
Poetry Videos
"A Child’s Garden of Poetry" by HBO
Daffodils: Poem by William Wordsworth. Read by Dave Matthews. 1:27
"Hope" is the thing with feathers: Poem by Emily Dickinson. Read by Claire Danes 00:50
The Tropics in New York: Poem by Claude McKay. Read by Ziggy Marley. 1:12
More Poetry Videos
"Classic Baby" by HBO
A Very Valentine: Written and read by Gertrude Stien
April Rain Song: Written and read by Langston Hughes
Mariposa: Poem by Frederico Garcia Lorca. Read by Andy Garcia
To Classify
Poetry.org
30 ways to celebrate poetry month.
Poet’s Corner
Free resource site.