Poetry+Possibilities

http://ed314and316.wikispaces.com/Poetry+resources Link to articles I have written on how to write poetry.

This file has a lot of "fill in the blank" poems, which are really comfortable for people who are not sure of themselves as

Writing from art--resource for that: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html

Some web resources for poetry:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/wrItewIt/poetry/ Scholastic's website

http://www.poewar.com/poetry-writing-tips/ Neat ideas about the writing process.

http://www.poetry-online.org/ A collection of great poems by great poets

http://www.teenlit.com/workshop/poetips.htm Essential tips boiled down into something that could be printed & on students' desks as they write.

[|http://www.uoregon.edu/~leslieob/pizzaz.html] A source for writing ideas

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/lesson-plans/writing/poetry/index.htm Poetry-related lesson plans

http://www.rhymezone.com/ Online rhyming dictionary (also does more--synonyms, etc.)

http://www.writeexpress.com/online2.html Another rhyming dictionary that allows you to determine type of rhyme

http://www.netaxs.com/people/katz/teachers.htm Neat ideas for writing poems

http://allpoetry.com/topic/list Freewriting is a great way to begin writing poetry.

http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/prompts/poetry.asp Writing prompts