Community reviews for POETRY from The Poetry Foundation

So far, I use this as a resource for planning my lessons, particularly to offer students opportunities to write about paired texts of different genres. For example, if the subject of a piece of literature is family, I will find a poem with the same subject. The writing prompt will ask students to compare and contrast the two authors’ treatments of the subject of family. The same can be done for mood. Or, you can find a poem with a particular mood to match a visual scene. An upcoming project I am developing will have students create a presentation that will have them analyzing the mood of a piece of artwork and a poem with a similar mood. This app would be one way for them to search for a poem that has the mood they are looking for.

This is a great site to use in the classroom. It not only offers students the chance to explore poetry but offers the audio for students who struggle with reading. I like how you can search for poetry by mood, subject and poet. Teachers won't need to spend hours searching for a poem on dogs when they use this app. As teachers we are always running out of time and by using this app teachers can cut down on the amount of time they spend looking for material