Well, this April has been pretty good, poetry-wise. I will finish this series by telling you about a poetry month initiative I run in my school. The idea was shared with me by a colleague and I’ve modified it a bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if other schools do it too. It’s called Poem in […]
Poetry Month: day 19
Well, April is almost over. There has been lots of poetry at my school this month, I hope there has been at yours too. Yesterday I sat down to have an informal book club meeting with a colleague (we’ve been trying to read a professional text on teaching creative writing and it’s been a sporadic […]
Poetry Month: day 17
If you want to try something with a random “Poem of the Day,” the Poetry Daily website offers just that: a poem of the day. The site also keeps archives of the last 365 days of poems, which you can search by date, title, or poet. I often find a gem or two when I […]
Poetry Month: day 16
Why read just one poem? Why not read a whole bunch of poems, and why not let those poems tell you a story? Another way to promote and celebrate poetry is to explore novels in verse. Novels in verse are often written in short pieces of free verse–quick reads, but so good to go back […]
Poetry Month: day 15
Today’s poetry resource is one that is not just for poetry. It is something that our students need when they do any kind of writing. Today’s resource is, at times, precious. It is TIME TO WRITE. This was the fourth week of April as far as my poetry lessons were concerned. The first week I […]