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You must write for children the same way you write for adults, only better.
 

Maxim Gorky, Russian Writer (1868-1936)

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Primary Poetry Sites

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Josie's Poetry
Poetry for everyone, especially children...

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A Pocketful of Rhymes
A huge collection of original, rhyming poems and stories helping to promote self-esteem and individuality in children.

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Poetry for Children from the Internet School Library Media Center
Includes discussions of the various types of poetry, as well as how to teach poetry in the classroom.

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Inspirational Poetry

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Forms of Poetry for Children
This site includes links to examples of different forms of poetry for children, such as limericks, Mother Goose, free verse, concrete, etc.

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Ken Nesbitt Poetry
Very Entertaining!!!

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Stone Soup
Now in its 27th year, Stone Soup brings young readers thought-provoking stories, heartfelt poems, and beautiful art by their peers worldwide.

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Poetry for Upper Elementary Students

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General Poetry Sites

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PoemHunter
Poems from different poets all around the world. Thousands of poems and poets. All indexed.

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Find a Poet

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Cinquain Homepage

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American Verse Project. . .searchable archive of American poetry prior to 1920 

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Internet Poetry Archive   . . .  selected poems from  contemporary poets

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A Little Poetry  . . . features contemporary poetry by poets around the world

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Representative Poetry Online . . .  great poets of the English language

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Modern American Poetry [*] - online companion to the Anthology of Modern American Poetry, with features on poets, including criticism, bibliographies, and commentary.

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Poetry Archives, The - online archive of classical poetry.

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e-poets.net [*] - poets, artists, writers, and performers who embrace the electronic media as a venue and home for their art. Features a library, The Incomplete History of Slam, The Book of Voices, poetry news, and sound clips.

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everypoet.com - featuring a poetry free-for-all, links, an archive of classic poetry, a newsletter, and more.

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Norton Poets Online - features essays on poetry writing, reading group guides, bibliographies and profiles of Norton published poets, and more.

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Aha! Poetry - post your poems, critique a work in progress, play the sea shell game, find a publisher, and rant.

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Knopf Poetry Center - poems, interviews, and recordings from some Knopf-published poets.

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Duration Press - dedicated to the publication and promotion of international writing, with a chapbook series, archive, featured authors, and writings on poetics.

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Teaching Poetry

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How to Recite Poetry

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Pathways to enjoy listening, reciting, reading and writing poetry

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Reading, Writing, and Reciting Poetry

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Putting Poetry on it’s Feet

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Poetry Teachers - resources for teaching poetry, including lesson plans, performance tips, and activities.

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Poetryclass - offers training for teachers wanting to bring poetry alive in the classroom.

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Online Poetry Classroom - from The Academy of American Poets. Encourages the development of new poetry curricula and teaching strategies by high school language arts teachers.

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Online NewsHour Extra: Poetry - discussion forum, lesson plans, poetry message board, and information on various poetic forms and devices.

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Classic Poetry: For Students Who Hate Poetry - former professor offers assistance to students in high school or college who find the study of poetry frustrating. Includes writing tips and suggestions for topics.

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Craft of Poetry - features descriptions of various poetic forms, as well as poetic elements.

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RhymeZone - rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, spelling checker, and word finding tool.

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Vocabulary of Alliteration - a dictionary of alliterative words, for use in writing poems, songs, and studying phonetic and phonemic syllable divisions in English.

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WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary - find rhymes online.

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ProTeacher! Poetry lesson plans for elementary school teachers
Poetry for Upper Elementary Students - List of links that will take you to poems
you can use in class. Poems found here include a variety of forms.  There's a lot of information here!

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More Lesson Plans from LessonPlanSearch

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