National

Poetry Month

National Poetry Month was established

by the Academy of American Poets as a
month-long, national celebration of
poetry. It is celebrated every April.

April Rain Song

Let the rain kiss you

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid
drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.

By Langston Hughes
Websites You May Want to Visit
Cengage/Gale Poet's Corner
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/poets/ind
ex.htm
Poetry Month
http://www.poets.org/npm/
InfoPlease - National Poetry Month
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmonth1.h
tml
International Library of
Poetry
http://www.poetry.com/
IPL: Kidspace - Poetry & Rhymes
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn4000/

Multimedia Resources
Go to the TEL Portal. Click on Research Tab. Select the Gale Databases
link and enter the search terms National Poetry Month. Select the
Multimedia tab from the results list. Or go to http://www.tinygaleurl.com?
k18lutf

Inkless Tales
http://www.inklesstales.com/

Poetry Everywhere
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/
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 National
Poetry Month

Magazines You May Want to Read

Look for these magazines and journals about Poetry and Writing in
TEL:

American Poetry Review

Ploughshares
Poetry
Victorian Poetry
World Literature Today
Writer
Writing!

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Books You May Want to Read
Go to the TEL Database, What Do I Read Next and choose to do a
Custom Search. Under Subject, choose poetry and then hit Search.

To Find More Information about Poets,

Poems, and Poetry
From the TEL Homepage, go to the Research Tab, select Gale
Databases. From the menu, select Literature Resource Center or
Student Edition - K12 and use the following search strategies:
poetry ballads free verse haiku poetry collections poetry indexes poetry study and
teaching verse limerick sonnet cinquain acrostic

Activities
Poetry Lesson Plans
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=4&subcategory=45

Tip Sheets for Teachers

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/103

Tip Sheets for Librarians

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/102

30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/94