Resources for Teachers

Weblinks mentioned (and some not yet mentioned) in my lesson plans:

(NOTA BENE: Always remember to preview each site to make sure it's appropriate for your students and their grade level! Not all poems on all sites might be "family-friendly")

1) Favorite Poem Project: http://favoritepoem.org, poetry database, poems read on video, a place to submit your favorite poems also --see links below
2) Eserver database: http://eserver.org/poetry/-poetry database with a great selection
3) Academy of American Poets: http://poets.org/-poetry database, audio selections, resources for teachers, lesson plans, poetry readings
4) Poetry Search @ Academy of American Poets: http://poets.org/poems/search.cfm-the database of the site ablve
5) Online Poetry Classroom: http://onlinepoetryclassroom.org-sponsored by Academy of American Poets, teacher resource site
6) National Poetry Month/Academy of American Poets: http://poets.org/npm-information and background on National Poetry Month and ways to commemmorate it.
7) Samples of poetry read-aloud: http://vp.engl.wvu.edu/Aloud/poetry.html-a small collection of poems read aloud
8) Poets reading online: http://dc.peachnet.edu/~shale/humanities/composition/handouts/poetryaloud.html-a small, but excellent collection of poetry being read aloud on audio files
9) Checklist for reading poetry out loud: http://gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/checkpo.html-advice for persons reading poetry out loud
10) How to read a poem out loud/Upenn: http://english.upenn.edu/~mgamer/Teaching/Handouts/readingpoetry.html-again, advice for poets reading at poetry readings
11) Poetry Slam: http://poetryslam.com-home page for Poetry Slams, good FAQ explaining basic info about slams
12) Poetry Slam FAQ: http://poetryslam.com/faq.htm-direct link to FAQ--good info for students not otherwise familiar with poetry slams
13) Marc Smith's website: http://slampapi.com-recognized founder of poetry slams, includes video of him reading at poetry slams (I often teach "My Father's Coat)
14) Nuyorican Poets Café: http://nuyorican.org-site of the NYC institution where Poetry Slams took off. If you live in the area, it might be fun to arrange to go, but be prepared for profane language.
15) PBS/slams, hiphop & freestyling: http://pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june00/poetryboxfreestyling.html-background information for those not in the know
16) PBS transcript-teen poets: http://pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june99/poetry_slam_5.17.html-transcript of a PBS show about teen poets, Q&A with teen poets
17) article-teen slam in San Francisco: http://csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/specials/poetry/p-0209teens.html-An article about a teen slam in San Francisco
18) movie Slam Nation: http://slamnation.com-official site for the film Slam Nation
19) HBO/Def Poetry: http://hbo.com/defpoetry-site of the popular HBO series sponsored by Russell Simmons. Many teenagers watch this show, but may not be appropriate for class viewing due to profane language and provocative opinions expressed by the poets. The show is soon coming to Broadway.
20) Poetry Archive: http://poetry-archive.com/-another good overall poetry site & database
21) Sonia Sanchez on hip-hop poetry/oral tradition: http://defpoetryjam.com/writeon.htm-article written by Sonia Sanchez about the connections between hip-hop, poetry, and African oral tradition
22) movie "Slam" starring Beau Sia: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0139615-information on the movie Slam. Beau Sia is a very visible poet, now appearing in the Broadway production of Def Poetry
23) Tips for reading poetry: http://msu.edu/~miazgama/aapoets_day_one_handout2.htm-Hints on reading aloud
24) Marianne Moore, "Poetry": http://library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/poems/moorem2.html-a poem on poetry
25) Ars Poetica, Archibald MacLeish: http://poets.org/poems/poems.cfm?prmID=985-again, another poem about poetry
26) Submit your favorite poem to favoritepoems.org; http://favoritepoem.org/yourfavorite/index.html-where to submit your own favorite poem, if you or your students are so inclined
27) Favorite poems, list of text poems: http://favoritepoem.org/poems/index.html-A link directly to the poems in a text format, easy for printing.
28) Favorite poems, read by others on video: http://favoritepoem.org/thevideos/index.html-Video links for the Favorite Poem Project, good for listening to others' interpretations
29) Yahoo directory of poets: http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/Literature/Authors/Poets-Good place for links listed by individual poets
30) Fooling with Words/PBS/Bill Moyers site: http://pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/index.html-A great poetry site, accompanying web site to an old PBS special
31) Bill Moyers site/famous poets reading poetry outloud: http://pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/main_video.html-A direct link to audio links
32) Salon Audio/poetry/famous poets: http://dir.salon.com/topics/poetry_audio/index.html-Fabulous resource for audio files. You'll find Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Langston Hughes, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Frost, TS Eliot, and more.
33) NYC poetry calendar: http://poetz.com/calendar-For those in the NYC area, this is a calendar of poetry readings listed by month. For those in other cities, do a Google search for calendars in your area.
34) resources for younger poets: http://poetz.com/youthlinx.htm-A nice site for teens and younger students interested in poetry.