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National Poetry Month

Page 1 of 2 IPL: Kidspace - Poetry & Rhymes

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn4000/

Cengage/Gale Poet's Corner

http://www.gale.com/free_resources/poets/index.htm International Library of Poetry

http://www.poetry.com/ InfoPlease - National Poetry Month

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pmonth1.html Poetry Month

http://www.poets.org/npm/ Websites You May Want to VisitMultimedia Resources

Go to the TEL Portal. Click on Research Tab. Select the Gale Databases link and enter the search terms National Poetry Month. Select the Multimedia tab from the results list. Or go to http://www.tinygaleurl.com?k18lutf Inkless Tales

http://www.inklesstales.com/ Poetry Everywhere

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/poetryeverywhere/ National Poetry Month

Page 2 of 2 Magazines You May Want to ReadLook for these magazines and journals about Poetry and Writing in TEL:

American Poetry Review

Ploughshares

Poetry

Victorian Poetry

World Literature Today

Writer

Writing!Books You May Want to Read

Go to the TEL Database, What Do I Read Next and choose to do a Custom Search. Under Subject, choose poetry and then hit Search.

To Find More Information about Poets, Poems, and Poetry

From the TEL Homepage, go to the Research Tab, select Gale Databases. From the menu, select Literature Resource Center or Student Edition - K12 and use the following search strategies:

ActivitiesPoetry Lesson Plans

http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=4&subcategory=45Tip Sheets for Teachers

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/103Tip Sheets for Librarians

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/102 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/94

National Poetry Month was established by the Academy of American Poets as a month-long, national celebration of poetry. It is celebrated every April.

April Rain Song

Let the rain kiss you

Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops

Let the rain sing you a lullaby

The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk

The rain makes running pools in the gutter

The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night

And I love the rain.

By Langston Hughes

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