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One poetry activity I like to do focuses on the theme of fatherhood and parental... - leirose added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
In reply to #1: Teaching poetry is one of the things I love most! Though I'm not... - timbrady added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
I like Coleridge's "the best words in the best order." In longer... - symboltalk added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
Poetry connects to the deep collective unconscious which responds to the... - cybil added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
Greetings to all ~ I'm here at the Conference on Poetry and Teaching at Frost... - reidalot added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
When I teach poetry in college, we color code. The students must always use 5... - cybil added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
Thank you all so much for these great suggestions! I feel rejuvenated and... - lequam added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
As much as I love the flow and the sound of the poem "The Emperor of... - lequam added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
I have had great success with having my students create a visual representation of... - jilllessa added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
I have also had great success with the Song Lyric Poetry Exercise described by... - kwoo1213 added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
I love doing a "Song Lyrics Poetry Exercise." Students bring in lyrics... - amethystrose added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
In reply to #5: What a great idea! I will keep that in mind for the future for... - amy-lepore added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
Poetry is so visual. I like getting kids to see and connect with the images... - linda-allen added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
One of my colleagues has an interesting lesson plan. Each semester, she has a... - malibrarian added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
This last semester, I did a poetry unit where we started out by reading a variety... - amethystrose added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
My kids seem to like the free-verse color connotation poem (I know, it's a... - cybil created a topic in the Poetry Forum Group:
What has been your most successful activity for teaching a poem? - cybil added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
Although I definitely enjoy explicating poetry--even difficult, challenging... - kwoo1213 added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
In reply to #2: Interesting, sullymonster! e.e. cummings frustrates me already... - sullymonster added a post in the Poetry Forum Group:
I've always wanted to see an in-depth analysis of e.e. cummings "anyone lived...
