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ArtsEdge Lesson Plan: The Poetics of Hip Hop - High school classroom materials focusing on the analysis of hip hop lyrics.
Big Trees and the Lives They’ve Changed - Features audio clips from National Public Radio (NPR) including readings from poet Wendell Berry.
CBC: Words at Large - Poet of the Month - Includes audio files, background information and more.
Children’s Poetry Archive - Kid friendly site that is searchable by theme, includes audio and test files.
Cowboy Poetry at the Bar-D Ranch - Poems by well-known authors such as Bret Harte and Joaquin Miller. Provides details of cowboy poetry events and links to western events.
Dickinson Electronic Archives - Original handwritten poems. letters and other works by Emily Dickinson. Includes critical studies, resources for teachers, and links to related sites.
Favorite Poem Project - Audiovisual poem project created by Robert Pinsky, former Poet Laureate of the United States
Poem Hunter - Poetry search engine.
Poem Present - Readings and audio lectures from the University of Chicago.
Poetry 180 - A poem a day for high school students. More than 180 archived.
Poetry Teachers - Resources for poetry teachers
Poets.org
Scholastic - Interviews with poets, teacher’s guides, interactive poetry idea engine for students.
Teacher Planet: Poetry