Poetry
This poet feels that poetry helps her "get a grip" on life
Born October 3, 1948 in Bronx, NY, Marilyn Singer credits her mother and grandmother with...
Your students' daydreams about the "lives" of everyday things can make for great poetry
My book, Good Rhymes, Good Times (HarperCollins, 1995) opens...
Reading poetry encourages students to learn the craft of writing.
In her book, For the Good of the Earth and Sun (Heinemann, 1989), Georgia Heard...
This writing teacher sees poetry as a "clear and shining bridge" connecting people to their universe
Craig Crist-Evans' career as a writer of poetry...
Writing acrostics can be an easy way to get your students interested in reading and writing poetry
An acrostic is a form of poetry in which the...
Nonsense becomes a welcome addition to the classroom, thanks to a lesson in limericks
One of the oldest and most perfect limericks comes from Mother...
Filling your classroom's shelves with books of poetry can help your students to be better readers and writers
My inexpensive cure for being down in...
Poetry's figurative language offers clues to a poem's meaning, and discussion helps make everything crystal clear
Using poetry is a great way to...
This multi-talented children's (and adults'!) favorite remains in a class all his own
In a rare interview that appeared in Publishers Weekly in...
Sharing poetry with your students will lead to a lifetime benefit of appreciating the written word
If you're an early riser and listen to public...
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