Links for Poetry Teachers

Teachers -- we know there's much material on the Web on most subjects. But it can take a while to find the good stuff.We've tried to save you a little time by selecting some links to pages that offer either practical teaching ideas and suggestions and /or other good links. If you know of good links we haven't mentioned, please send us a note.

Words Aloud--Exploring Contemporary Canadian Voices: A Free Online Study Guide for high school English, Dramatic and Media Arts.

Words Aloud Documentary- an inside look at the 4 day festival, narrated by poet Ian Ferrier.

The Poet Laureate Map of Canada features a photo, bio and poem from each of Canada’s laureates, past and present, as well as links, and selected audio and video files.

Resources (quite a few, actually) from The Academy of American Poets in the Online Poetry Classroom

Teaching Haiku Poetry: Links, Resources, Ideas

A potpourri of English teaching ideas from the UK, with some poetry workshops/exercises

Poetry lesson plans for various grade levels

Curriculum ideas and suggestions for teaching poetry (from University of Lethbridge)

The Poetry Zone (UK) Lots of links and resources on teaching poetry

The UK's Poetry Class site offers some great resources for teaching poetry,
although of course they're tilted towards UK curriculum.