LINKS CAFÉ:  Poetry Sites on the Web

Visit these to learn more about expressing yourself through poetry.

General Poetry Sites with Ideas and Poems to Read

• Scholastic Poetry Online Activities: Study the genre of poetry by taking
  part in step-by-step workshops with favorite authors.
• Poetry Daily:  The online web anthology and bookstore. A new poem every day, along with poetry news, archives, and more. 
• PoetryMagazine.com:  International Digest of World Poetry. Featuring 30+ new poets every month. Each edition contains poetry from classic poets and new poets alike. Spoken word poetry is also available in RealAudio.
• SHINE This Middle School site has a nice Gallery of student-created poetry.
• Shadow Poetry:  Shadow Poetry is a place for poets to enjoy reading and writing poetry. 
• Giggle Poetry: A fun poetry site for kids.
• Mrs. Henrikson's Poetry Pages:  A large collection of poetry to read.

Poetry Lesson Plans

• Poetry Intro
• Poetry Co-op by Susan Johnson
• Collaborative Poetry
• Haikus
• Group Poetry Project
• Imagery: Silhouette Poems
• Student Poetry Booklet
• Poetry on the Web
• Where the Sidewalk Transcends
• Using Poetry and Music to Teach Science
• Poetry in Motion 
• Knowing Ourselves and Others Through Poetry
• Wright-ing in Poetry
• Auto-bio Poem

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