Exploring Poetry

Here are some great resources to help you analyse and create poetry.

Poets.org
Find a poem or poet by searching the database.

PhatPoetry
This is an interactive poetry web site targeted at middle school students.  you can explore a range of poetry styles and techniques and explore poems in the Poetry Vault.  Then you can mashup your own poetic works using images, video sound and more.  I bet you have never done poetry like this before.

Sonnet Central
An archive of English sonnets, commentary, and relevant web links and a forum for poets to share and discuss their own work.

Haiku Poetry
This website offers teachers and students an introduction to writing haiku poems, a chance to study the history and nature of haiku poetry and an introduction to the fundamental principles of creative writing.

Poetry Out Loud  New
Hear poems read out loud and get some tips on how to recite poetry like a professional

Poery4Kids
A website about how to write poetry.

GigglePoetry
All things funny about poetry.

Instant Poetry Forms  
use the frameworks on this website to help you write great poetry.