Poem Finder
<http://lore.inspire.net/>
Searchable database from Project Inspire.  Scroll down to LitFinder. Click
Poem Finder. Click on Kids Corner for poems grouped by topic.

American Verse Project
<http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse>
Presents on-line volumes of American poetry published before 1920. (Grades
9-12)

Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin and Jean Marzollo
<http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/index.htm>
Study the genre of poetry by taking part in step-by-step workshop with
accomplished children's poetry writers.       (Grades 1-8)

Giggle Poetry
<http://www.gigglepoetry.com/>
This site contains information on poetry contests, has poetry helpers, tells
how to write a limerick, and has some silly read-aloud poems. (Grades 2-6)

Semantic Rhyming Dictionary
<http://www.rhymezone.com/>
Type in a word, find a rhyming word.

Online Rhyming Dictionary
<http://www.rhymer.com/>
Another site that supplies rhyming words.

Glossary of Poetic Devices
<http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/poets/poetry2.htm>
A nice list of definitions of poetry terms.

Modern and Contemporary American Poetry
<http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/home.html>
This site connects to articles, reference material, and general poetry
resources. (Grades 9-12)

Academy of American Poets
<http://www.poets.org>
Includes biographies and photos of more than 450 poets. Also includes more
than 1200 poems.

Songs My Teacher Taught Me
<http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org/how/LessonPlan.cfm?prmLessonPlanID=6>
This unit of lesson plans surveys a wide range of poets including women,
African-American, and nineteenth-century poets. Explore this site further by
clicking the links in the gray bar on the right (Grades 9-12)

Forms of Poetry for Children
<http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm>
Puzzled poets can get technical information on poetry forms such as
cinquains, couplets, limericks and more. (Grades K-8)

30 Days of Poetry
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm <
This collection provides thirty different lesson plans, each with its own
format for students to experiment with. Many of the formats contain
templates, making it easy for reluctant writers to commit themselves to the
task. (Grades 7-12)

Poetry Study Unit
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/mla/poetunit.html <
Lots of ideas for using poetry in the curriculum. Also includes lists of
anthologies, poetry picture books and teacher resources.  (Grades K-12)

Webquests

Poetry Study
<http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/khamilton/wquest.htm>
Online activities and templates to help students learn about all kinds of
poetry. (Grades 2-8)

Patterns of Poetry
<http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/egorman/poetrywebquest-1.html>
Students learn about 5 types of poetry.  (Grades 6-8)

Reading Poetry
<http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815_s99/jnaas/students.html>
Students take on the role of film producer, editor, college professor,
critic, or poet and complete a task. (Grades 9-12)