Introduction to Poetry Foundation

Using the Poetry Foundation Website

Step One: Follow the link to open the website.
Step Two: Select: poems and poets.
Step Three: Select: browse poems.
Step Four: You can find poems relating to a variety of subjects by expanding the subject bar on
the left-hand side of the screen.
Step Five: Select a subject to generate a list of subcategories to choose from.
(You can refine your search further by expanding the other categories on the left-hand
side of the screen. For example, you can select poems from a particular time period by
expanding the poet's birth date category and choosing a century).
Step Six: To open and read a poem, click on it's title.

Using the Poetry Foundation App

Step One: Click on the poetry icon to open the app, and select spin to start.
Step Two: At the top of the screen, you will see two bars; the top bar represents the mood of a
poem, and the bottom bar represents the subject.
You can scroll through the options on both bars to create different combinations of
mood and subject. This will generate a list of poems.
Step Three: Once you're happy with your combination, scroll through the list on the left-hand side
of the screen to explore the poems you've generated.
Step Four: To read a poem, click on the title and it will appear on the right-hand side of the
screen.