• Canadian Poetry
• by Last Name
• by Title
• by First Line
• a Timeline
• a Calendar
• Keyword search
• Glossary of poetry terms
• Prose and Verse Criticism
• Selected Links of Poetry Sites
• University of Toronto English Library

• Poetry Online

A collection of classical poetry.

A daily listing of authors, poets, musicians and history notables with links.

The Canadian Poetry Archive features selected poems from over 100 early English and French-language Canadian poets.

• Browse by Category
• Poetry Titles

 
Search for poems or poets.

A collection of a variety of poems.

• All poems
• Poems by theme
• Poems by form
• All poets

Hear audio recordings of works by great poets. Plugin required.

Hear audio recordings of works by great poets. Plugin required.

• Browse by title
• Browse by Poet

Click on What's a poem for the descriptions and samples of: a narrative poem, limericks, haiku, free verse, cinquains, and lyric poems.

Includes: Tanka and Haiku poems.

Biography and poems.

Limericks and nonsense verse.

Biography information, his works, and primary source documents.

The on-line poem has marked important literary devises.

Collected poetry on-line.

Great lessons with poem samples for Modelled and Shared lessons:

• How to Write a Bio Poem
• How to Write a 5W Poem 
• How to Write an I Am Poem 
• How to Write a Name Poem 
• How to Write a Cinquain 
• How to Diamond Poem 

Visit the Educational Technology Training Center to find well-known forms of poetry and new ways for students to play with words. Online writing forms are found with samples of each poetry form.

April is Poetry Month! Here are some poetry resources to help teachers celebrate National Poetry Month or use these resources throughout the school year to practice language and literacy skills.
Poetry Lesson Plans\Poetry Thematic Units\Poetry Activities
 

Lesson plans and online interactive poetry activities.

Poems with samples and prompts for students' poetry writing.

Space facts and a teacher's guide to science fiction writing. Students can post their stories on-line.

Hear audio recordings of works by great poets. Plugin required.

• Lessons and worksheets Gr. 1-8.

Lesson with worksheets.

Online poetry activity.

Explore the site to find lesson plans, poetry printables, poetry prompts and related resources. 
Some site highlights:

• Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky (U.S. Children's Poet Laureate)
• Watch a Webcast of Jack Prelutsky reading his poetry
• Free verse writing with Karla Kuskin
• Writing riddles with Jean Marzollo
• Student-Created Poetry Slideshow in Powerpoint
• My Bio Poem
• My Five Senses Poem
• Poetry Emersion Centers

Poems and how to write poems by Jack Prelutsky (U.S. Children's Poet Laureate), Karla Kuskin, and Jean Marzollo.

• Create your own poems
• Lesson Plans

Activities and poems.

Interactive Poetry Form Finder - Online entries of student ideas provide ready-made poems with different forms.

Explanation to form of poetry with links.

Fill-in-the-blank poems, poetry forms, sample poems.

• Forms of Poetry

Definitions and examples of poetry forms.

• Poetry Class - explanations of poem forms with examples

Poetry lessons by Peter E. Murphy a high school teacher: "Memory is a kind of accomplishment", "Locked in with loss", and "Drop a poem into your class". Included on this site is a 31 page PDF teacher's guide which introduces a number of poets and their poems with questions and activities included. Read over How to Use This Guide on page 3 before starting the unit. These lessons and guide is written for grades 9-12.

Analysis of a poem.

Lesson plans, samples, poetic forms and rules.

Lesson plans and on-line scavenger hunt.

An explanation of the writing of the triolet poem.

Lists of poems by poet.

• How to read a poem out loud

Lesson plan including printable worksheets.
 

This unit lets users view each stanza of the poem, pointing out Poe's use of some common literary devices: alliteration, assonance, internal rhyme. The devices are highlighted by colour in the first half of the poem. You are challenged to locate the literary devices in the last half of the poem.

Complete lesson plans across the curriculum: The arts, Health, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies. Some Media Literacy lessons are included.

• Canadian Poetry
• by Last Name
• by Title
• by First Line
• a Timeline
• a Calendar
• Keyword search
• Glossary of poetry terms
• Prose and Verse Criticism
• Selected Links of Poetry Sites
• University of Toronto English Library

• Poetry Online

A collection of classical poetry.

A daily listing of authors, poets, musicians and history notables with links.

The Canadian Poetry Archive features selected poems from over 100 early English and French-language Canadian poets.

• Browse by Category
• Poetry Titles

 
Search for poems or poets.

A collection of a variety of poems.

• All poems
• Poems by theme
• Poems by form
• All poets

Hear audio recordings of works by great poets. Plugin required.

Hear audio recordings of works by great poets. Plugin required.

• Browse by title
• Browse by Poet

Click on What's a poem for the descriptions and samples of: a narrative poem, limericks, haiku, free verse, cinquains, and lyric poems.

Includes: Tanka and Haiku poems.

Biography and poems.

Limericks and nonsense verse.

Biography information, his works, and primary source documents.

The on-line poem has marked important literary devises.

Collected poetry on-line.

• Lessons and worksheets Gr. 1-8.

Lesson with worksheets.

Online poetry activity.

Explore the site to find lesson plans, poetry printables, poetry prompts and related resources. 
Some site highlights:

• Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky (U.S. Children's Poet Laureate)
• Watch a Webcast of Jack Prelutsky reading his poetry
• Free verse writing with Karla Kuskin
• Writing riddles with Jean Marzollo
• Student-Created Poetry Slideshow in Powerpoint
• My Bio Poem
• My Five Senses Poem
• Poetry Emersion Centers

Poems and how to write poems by Jack Prelutsky (U.S. Children's Poet Laureate), Karla Kuskin, and Jean Marzollo.

• Create your own poems
• Lesson Plans

Activities and poems.

Interactive Poetry Form Finder - Online entries of student ideas provide ready-made poems with different forms.

Explanation to form of poetry with links.

Fill-in-the-blank poems, poetry forms, sample poems.

• Forms of Poetry

Definitions and examples of poetry forms.

• Poetry Class - explanations of poem forms with examples

Poetry lessons by Peter E. Murphy a high school teacher: "Memory is a kind of accomplishment", "Locked in with loss", and "Drop a poem into your class". Included on this site is a 31 page PDF teacher's guide which introduces a number of poets and their poems with questions and activities included. Read over How to Use This Guide on page 3 before starting the unit. These lessons and guide is written for grades 9-12.

Analysis of a poem.

Lesson plans, samples, poetic forms and rules.

Lesson plans and on-line scavenger hunt.

An explanation of the writing of the triolet poem.

Lists of poems by poet.

• How to read a poem out loud

Lesson plan including printable worksheets.
 

This unit lets users view each stanza of the poem, pointing out Poe's use of some common literary devices: alliteration, assonance, internal rhyme. The devices are highlighted by colour in the first half of the poem. You are challenged to locate the literary devices in the last half of the poem.