Teach Living Poets opens up the flourishing world of contemporary poetry to secondary teachers, giving advice on discovering new poets and reading contemporary poetry, as well as sharing sample lessons, writing prompts, and ways to become an engaged member of a professional learning community.
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NEW! March Madness Poetry Bracket 2024
Shoe Design as Poetry Analysis
Poetry in the Makerspace
Poetry Portfolios: Teaching Poetry “From the Inside Out”
How Food Invokes Poetry – the miracle of abundance
By Kashiana Singh
Continue readingBeat the Winter Blahs with Holiday Lipogram Poetry
Created by Betsy Potash of Spark Creativity
Continue readingExploring structure in Hanif Abdurraqib’s poem “It Is Maybe Time to Admit That Michael Jordan Definitely Pushed Off”
This lesson will get your students up and moving!
Continue readingWords for the People – a teaching unit for the podcast hosted by Crystal Wilkinson, Kentucky’s Poet Laureate
This lesson was created by Jessica Salfia from Spring Mills High School, Martinsburg West Virginia. This unit is made possible by the Academy of American Poets with funds from the Mellon Foundation.
Continue readingMarch Madness Poetry Bracket
Poetry Analysis Using Color
In Honor of Women: Hip Hop Verse, Poetry, & Performance
Poetry Literature Circles
Tribute Poem: “SESTINA” by Porsha Olayiwola
3 Poems by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Teaching Unit for Lauren K. Alleyne’s Honeyfish
Teaching Unit for Sand Opera by Philip Metres
Teaching Finna by Nate Marshall
Poetry as Service Learning
My seniors visited our district’s elementary school to teach a poetry workshop and it was awesome! Our school’s motto is “Learn, Lead, and Serve,” and I can’t think of a better opportunity for our students to live our motto and serve as role models in our school community.
Continue reading#TeachLivingPoets Favorites for National Poetry Month
To celebrate National Poetry Month, I want to share some of my favorite #TeachLivingPoets lessons, prompts, resources, and poems. And, as I always say, I encourage you to find your own favorites — who jives the best with your community of students and with you as an educator and reader.
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