Poets.org: The American Academy of Poets
About this resource
- Appropriate grades
- 6–12
- Subjects
- English language arts (literature)
- Provider
- The American Academy of Poets
- Special requirements
- RealPlayer is needed for all the audio files of poets reading their work that make up our Listening Booth. Adobe Acrobat required for contest entry forms and other heavily formatted documents that visitors may wish to print from their browsers.
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At The Academy of American Poets' website poets.org, discover over 1700 poems, 500 poet biographies, essays on poetry, and recordings of one hundred poems read by their authors or other poets. Collect your favorite poems in an online notebook, learn about the Academy and its programs, discuss and share poetry in online forums, and discover a wide array of local poetry resources on the National Poetry Map and calendar.
The National Poetry Almanac section of the website has "365 days' worth of poetry highlights, activities, ideas, and history for individual exploration and classroom use." There are 12 sections or monthly themes which include Poetry and Music, Literary Landmarks, Great Poetry Anthologies, Poetic Forms and Techniques, Groundbreaking Books, and more.
The For Educators section provides lesson plans and units, a teacher's forum, essays on teaching, and other teaching resources. The website houses biographies of hundreds of poets and has nearly 2000 poems.
