Poetry Extravaganza
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Poetry Out Loud!
To choose your poem, visit the Poetry Out Loud website, http://www.poetryoutloud.org/ for poem choices. You must choose your poem from the current POL poem list.
Why we read poetry:
You might recognize Anthony Hopkins from Avengers and Thor. He plays Odin.
Shakepeare read by Loki and Snape. (BTW, here is how actor Tom Hiddleston describes to a NYT writer how he came to acting -- and don't tell me this is not poetic! -- “It’s rather like a murmuration of swallows. You can’t tell which bird made the first move, it just takes shape.”
Related Files
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Poetry Project
This is a copy of the outline of the project requirements. It includes copies of the poems we are studying as part of the extravaganza. -
Outline example
Use this outline model to help you structure your own outline. Remember to include the poem. -
Dewey Decimal System
A quick-and-dirty guide to searching the circulating collection for British poetry, using the Dewey decimal system. -
Brainstorming web for Funeral Blues
Here is another example of how to work through the outline. This is the preliminary web. -
Literary Outline Example two
Here is an outline created by a class using the above brainstorming web for Funeral Blues.
Related Links
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Poetry 180
This site is maintained by the Library of Congress and was conceived of by Billy Collins, the poet who wrote "Introduction to Poetry." -
American Poetry
This link provides an index of American poets. Some audio clips are available. -
Poetry Out Loud!
Here is a link to the poetry competition that we are participating in as part of your poetry unit. Have fun!