How are you celebrating National Poetry Month?
Some ideas:
- Bud Hunt is publishing a photograph a day on his blog as a means of prompting poets, and if you haven’t visited the comments section to see what has transpired as a result, I highly recommend.
- The New York Times invites readers to celebrate poetry with them in 11 different ways.
- New and timid poets often begin by mimicking the work of their favorite poets or by using provided forms. They might enjoy playing with Instant Poetry.
- Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky founded the Favorite Poem Project, where Americans read and speak about the poems that mean the most to them.
- You can keep up with 30 different poets (one a day!) this April at GottaBook.
- And Alden, NY teacher Rob Currin recently launched the Global Poetry Project ning, a place where writers ages 13 and up can share their work and seek validation.
Starpoint Middle School students will be defining their purposes as poets this week, developing their ideas, and deciding how they would like to connect with others and share their work.
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I finally decided how to celebrate National Poetry Month (hey, better late than never!) …. and every celebration deserves (drum roll …….)
GIFTS!
So, my students will have the opportunity to either write a poem or choose one from the multitudes of collections I borrowed from the library. They have simply been instructed to write or choose a poem that you would like to give to a family member or friend!
What better gift than a carefully chosen poem?
I gave the students several choices of colored paper, writing utensils and stood back ….
They were intimidated at first … who really gives a poem nowadays? But they bit and really had a great time reading through different types of poetry in an attempt to find “the right one”!
They are reading, and ENJOYING it! What better gift for a teacher’s heart than that?
What have others done to celebrate the beauty of words?
Thanks for sharing Kristin! What a simple and lovely lesson : )))