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National
Poetry Month is the perfect time to beat winter blahs and reflect
on "April's first-born flowers, and all things rare" (William
Shakespeare Sonnet XXI). As middle and high schoolers conduct poetry
lessons for younger buddies, exchange patriotic poems with veterans,
or organize nature walks, they
make poetry more meaningful for themselves and others:
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Poetry Exchange
for Those Who Have Served Visit nursing homes and/or
veterans hospitals and perform favorite poems. Ask those who
have served our nation to share their favorite poems about
patriotism and citizenship.
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Rhyme TimeTeaching
Write poems using a series of templates.
Schedule time with younger students to recite creations. Show
how templates help budding poets.
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Poets of Society
Contest Organize a poetry poster contest. Computer
scan winning entries for T-shirt transfers. Iron graphics
onto T-shirts.
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Poetree Reading
Guide youngsters on a nature walk to a park, public garden,
or arboretum. Read favorite
selections and student poems under a special tree or near
a flowerbed.
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Together In DiVERSity
Arrange a library display or bulletin board featuring picture
books by a multicultural
array of poets. Invite visitors to illustrate a poem or
write a message to a beloved author.
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Poetry Smoke
Out Write Smokers'
Epitaphs Anti-Smoking
Poems. Read selections on school Public Address system
or publish them in school paper.
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Seasons of Service
