Articles for Teachers & Students
For Students
Ten Poems to Read When You Get Stuffed in a Locker
Because it’s so funny you forgot to laugh.
Ten Poems to Get You Through Science Class This Year
Stars and trees and birds, oh my!
Primary Sources
Getting your students to stop writing about what they know
Poems to Send the Person You're Crushing On
When you care enough to send the very best.
For Teachers
Escape Artists
Working with non-traditional students, and finding poetry in prison.
A Taste of Poetry
How to demystify and re-mystify poetry for your students.
Nurturing the Ominivore: Approaches to Teaching Poetry
Explore the many paths to experiencing poetry in the classroom.
Ten Poems I Love to Teach
Surefire poetry hits for the classroom and beyond.
Ten Poems Students Love to Read Out Loud
How voice and attitude can change how we understand poetry.
A Primer
How to Read a Poem (and Fall in Love with Poetry)
Curious about poetry, but don’t know where or how to begin? We’ve reprinted the first chapter from the book How to Read a Poem by Edward Hirsch. Its 16 sections provide strategies for reading poems, and each section has plenty of links to examples of poems in our archive to illustrate the points.
