Gr8 Sites You Might Find Useful:
  • The Academy of American Poets - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Searchable index of poems and poet biographies. Also includes audio files of works read by the author.
  • BBC Education - Listen and Write - [ Kids ] - Lets kids listen to examples of different styles of poetry and provides tips on using similes and the thesaurus. Has writing activities, audio poems, and a gallery of children's work.
  • Beauty is in the Eye - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Offers personal poems and songs.
  • Children's Haiku Garden - [ Kids/Teens ] - A collection of Haikus and illustrations from around the world.
  • Children's Poetry Archive - [ Kids/Teens ] - Collection of poems written by and for children. It also has competitions for young poets ready for a challenge.
  • A Compendium of Poetry - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Features a resource with information about authors and their poetry with a random selection.
  • CottonCandy.org - [ Kids/Teens ] - Shares stories and poems for children of all ages with colorful illustrations.
  • Critical Reading - A Guide - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A description of the methods of critical reading/poetry analysis with examples of what to look for in the language.
  • Crying Soul Poetry - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Contains poetry written by a teen.
  • A Dictionary of Haiku - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Contains a list of haiku poems.
  • ECHOES: Great Poets Inspiring Young Writers - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - An encyclopedia of poets created by 8th grade students at Cary Academy, Cary, North Carolina, USA.
  • Erin's Children's Poetry Page - [ Kids/Teens ] - Find children's poems, ballads, and nursery rhymes.
  • Fantastic Rhymes and Poems - [ Teens ] - A collection of original poems with art drawings that match.
  • FizzyFunnyFuzzy.com - [ Kids ] - Humorous, entertaining and fun poetry for children.
  • Fugues of the Well-Tempered Clavier - [ Mature Teens ] - Interactive Director movie that relates a Bach fugue to the meaning of fugue in Milton's "Paradise Lost" and Dante's "Inferno."
  • Funny Poems For Kids - [ Kids ] - Includes funny poems, riddles, jokes, and tongue twisters.
  • Funny Rhymes - [ Kids ] - Weblog with a collection of original nursery rhymes.
  • Giggle Poetry - [ Kids ] - Explains how to write poems, offers contests for young writers, features interviews with poets, and includes an assortment of poems for kids to read and rate.
  • Imaginesongs - [ Kids/Teens ] - A collection of original poems, songs, skits and animations by children's author and playwright Joe Thompson.
  • It Frisselgrien - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - An international site from Dutch origin about poetry for everybody, with an English option. Accepts submissions.
Last update: 6:02 PT, Friday, March 5, 2010