Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: There Is No Frigate Like a Book
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "There is No Frigate Like a Book", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: They Shut Me Up in Prose
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "They Shut Me Up In Prose --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: This Heart That Broke So Long
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "This Heart That Broke So Long--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Scott Becker and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Through the Dark Sod as Education
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Through the Dark Sod--as Education--", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Ellie Wen and can access a printable version of this piece.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: To Fight Aloud, Is Very Brave
A poem from Emily Dickinson, " To Fight Aloud, Is Very Brave --", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Jeff Kiok and can access a printable version of this piece.
PBS
Pbs: Poetry Everywhere
Part of a plan to move poetry more firmly into the public sphere, the Poetry Everywhere project offers readings of sixteen poems and animated interpretations of a dozen others. Some poems are read by their authors; others are read by...
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Children's Poetry Archive
A collection of hundreds of poems chosen for their appeal to children. Most have both text and audio versions. Selections can be filtered by poet or by theme, or simply browsed through.
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Communicate Science: 3 Science Poems by Emily Dickinson
Make poetry part of a cross-curricular study with these three poems by Emily Dickinson.
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Classic Poetry Aloud Index
Listen to classic poetry read aloud in podcast format. Search by poet, theme, or top ten poems.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism With J. Alfred Prufrock
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 3: Navigating Modernism with J. Alfred Prufrock. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago: Poem Present
The most recent Poem Present and lecture series from the University of Chicago is captured in audio podcast and video download format. Lectures include authors Leslie Scalapino and Piotr Sommer. With links to the current schedule and...
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New Scientist: Rhyme and Reason: The Victorian Poet Scientists
This article discusses the connections many Victorian scientists made between the scientific world and the world of creative expression. The author uses quotations from poems by these scientists, and provides links to the complete poems.
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30 Days of "Quantum Poetry" Celebrating the Glory of Science
This is a book review of a poetry collection called 30 Days, by British biologist and poet, Joanna Tilsley. The review contains images of seven pages of poetry from the book. Each page is visually appealing in addition to its poetic...
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Kids Lit: Poems by Kids
Student poets have contributed their poems for publication on this site. Read through the poems and contribute your own.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Ten Poems to Get You Through Science Class This Year
Share these ten poems that develop the relationship between poetry and science. Selections from William Carlos Williams, Walt Whitman, Christina Rosetti, and several other poets.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: "To Make Use of Water "By Safia Elhillo
This animation is part of the series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: "First Kiss" by Tim Seibles
This animation is part of the TED-Ed series, "There's a Poem for That," which features animated interpretations of poems both old and new that give language to some of life's biggest feelings.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Football Poems
This page provides links to a collection of poetry about football and its place in our hearts.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Boy Juggling a Soccer Ball" by Christopher Merrill
This poem is an evocative description of a boy in love with the sport of soccer.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: All Good Slides Are Slippery
An article from Poetry Magazine by Lemony Snicket, aka Daniel Handler, presents a portfolio of poetry from authors of many different times and places. In addition to the poems themselves, he discusses why he chose certain poems for this...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Poetic Forms
This site shares numerous poetic forms. The following poetic forms are highlighted: rondeau, triolet, pastoral, pantoum, found, ghazal, dramatic monolgue, and blues.
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Pumpkin Patch: A Collection of Pumpkin Poetry
An awesome collection of student-generated poetry about pumpkins. The site is fully illustrated with student work.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Class Portrait: An Anthology in Words and Pictures
Lesson plan where students each write an autobiographical poem and illustrate it by taking pictures with a digital camera. Students' work is then complied into an anthology. (Note: Lesson procedure includes reading a book that is not...