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This site was created to accompany the 1999 PBS series that chronicled the 1998 Geraldine K. Dodge Poetry Festival. The site provides poems from featured poets of the festival, both in written form and as audio files of the poets reading their work. It also provides information on the festival itself and links to further poetry resources.There are two sections of the site specifically intended for teachers, the Teacher’s Guide section and the Lesson Plan section. The teacher’s guide is meant to be used with the original programming, which is now available to order on DVD or VHS, at a cost of $149.95. The Lesson Plan section, however, can be used without the original programming. It contains three lessons, a poetry revision style sheet, and teaching strategies from educators who share ideas and stories about why and how they teach poetry.

About the Lesson Plan section.

“This section of FOOLING WITH WORDS Online presents helpful teaching tools for poetry. Peter E. Murphy, who teaches English and creative writing at Atlantic City High School and whose poems have appeared in numerous journals, has prepared three lesson plans for teachers: ‘Memory is a kind of accomplishment’; ‘Locked in with loss’; and ‘Drop a poem into your class.’ The lessons may be utilized for grades 9-12.

Along with the lesson plans, Murphy has prepared a poetry revision Style Sheet for Revising Poetry, which can be utilized by teachers and students alike.

Teachers in search of poetic inspiration can also turn to Teaching Strategies. These are short pieces by teachers and educators, who share ideas and anecdotes about why they teach poetry and how they teach poetry. ” - From Fooling With Words